Integration host factor is involved in transcriptional regulation of the Brucella abortus virB operon.

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Published in Mol Microbiol on November 01, 2004

Authors

Rodrigo Sieira1, Diego J Comerci, Lía I Pietrasanta, Rodolfo A Ugalde

Author Affiliations

1: Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de General San Martín, CONICET, San Martín 1650, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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