Isolation and nucleotide sequence of the GDP-mannose:cellobiosyl- diphosphopolyprenol α-mannosyltransferase gene from Acetobacter xylinum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 4814-4821

  Petroni, E Alejandro ^a   Ielpi, Luis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b FUNDACIÓN INSTITUTO LELOIR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL ENZYME; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; TRANSFERASE; XANTHAN;

ACETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XANTHOMONAS;

ACETOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 0029742632     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.16.4814-4821.1996     Document Type: Article

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