International Journal of
Genetics and Molecular Biology

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Genet. Mol. Biol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9863
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJGMB
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 139

Full Length Research Paper

Isolation and sequence analysis of a putative MerR-type-transcriptional regulator and a multidrug efflux protein of Bacillus circulans ATCC 21588: As potential targets of therapeutics

Khaled Mohamed Anwar Aboshanab
  • Khaled Mohamed Anwar Aboshanab
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Organization of African Unity St., POB: 11566, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt.
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Mostafa Mahmoud Elshafey
  • Mostafa Mahmoud Elshafey
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University (Boys), Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 09 April 2015
  •  Accepted: 27 April 2015
  •  Published: 30 May 2015

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