Identification of a novel gene of pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis, pyrDII, that is required for dihydroorotate dehydrogenase activity in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 5013-5016

  Kahler, Andrea E ^a   Switzer, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; DIHYDROOROTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIMIDINE SYNTHESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029761909     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.16.5013-5016.1996     Document Type: Article

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