Regulatory systems modulating the transcription of the pectinase genes of Erwinia chrysanthemi are conserved in Escherichia coli

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2613-2619

  James, Valerie ^a   Hugouvieux Cotte Pattat, Nicole ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Erwinia chrysanthemi; Galacturonate catabolism; Pectate lyase; pel genes; Regulation

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; GALACTURONIC ACID; GLUCONIC ACID; PECTATE LYASE; POLYGALACTURONASE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRESSOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ERWINIA; ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029763972     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-142-9-2613     Document Type: Article

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