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[Cpx two-component regulatory system in gram-negative bacteria--a review]

Le Xu, Xiaohui Zhou, Xiaoliang He

    Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao = Acta Microbiologica Sinica
    |July 3, 2014
    PubMed
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    Bacteria adapt to environmental changes using regulatory systems. This review details the bacterial Conjugative pilus expression (Cpx) system, a two-component system, and proposes future research directions.

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