Comparative genomics of regulation of heavy metal resistance in Eubacteria

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Heavy metal resistance (HMR) in Eubacteria is regulated by a variety of systems including transcription factors from the MerR family (COG0789). The HMR systems are characterized by the complex signal structure (strong palindrome with...

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Main Authors: Kalinina OV, Kazakov AE, Permina EA, Gelfand MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-06-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/6/49