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Journal of Bacteriology, February 2002, p. 1204-1208, Vol. 184, No. 4
0021-9193/01/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/jb.184.4.1204-1208.2002
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Genetic Analysis of the RcsC Sensor Kinase from Escherichia coli K-12

Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom,¹ Institut de Genetique et Microbiologie, Universite Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France²

Received 15 June 2001/ Accepted 19 November 2001

The Rcs two-component pathway is involved in the regulation of capsule production in Escherichia coli. RcsC is predicted to be the sensor component of this two-component pathway, and in this study we present the first genetic data that support the role of RcsC as a hybrid sensor kinase.

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