Alternative sigma factor σ<sup>H </sup>activates competence gene expression in <it>Lactobacillus sakei</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Alternative sigma factors trigger various adaptive responses. <it>Lactobacillus sakei</it>, a non-sporulating meat-borne bacterium, carries an alternative sigma factor seemingly orthologous to σ<sup>H </sup>of...

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Main Authors: Schmid Solveig, Bevilacqua Claudia, Crutz-Le Coq Anne-Marie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/32