Comparative analyses imply that the enigmatic Sigma factor 54 is a central controller of the bacterial exterior.

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Published in BMC Genomics on August 01, 2011

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Christof Francke1, Tom Groot Kormelink, Yanick Hagemeijer, Lex Overmars, Vincent Sluijter, Roy Moezelaar, Roland J Siezen

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1: TI Food and Nutrition, P,O,Box 557, 6700AN Wageningen, The Netherlands. c.francke@cmbi.ru.nl

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