Sequence analysis and identification of the pyrKDbf operon from Lactococcus lactis including a novel gene, pyrK, involved in pyrimidine biosynthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 5005-5012

  Andersen, Paal Skytt ^a,b   Martinussen, Jan ^a   Hammer, Karin ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Biotechnological Institute   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BINDING SITE; GENE SEQUENCE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PYRIMIDINE SYNTHESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LEUCISCUS IDUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029744581     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.16.5005-5012.1996     Document Type: Article

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