Regulation of the Escherichia coli K5 capsule gene cluster by transcription antitermination.

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Published in Mol Microbiol on June 01, 1997

Authors

M P Stevens1, B R Clarke, I S Roberts

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1: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Leicester, UK.

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