Mutations in apbC (mrp) prevent function of the alternative pyrimidine biosynthetic pathway in Salmonella typhimurium

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 5676-5682

  Petersen, Leslie ^a   Downs, Diana M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Bacteriology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURINE SYNTHESIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0029796311     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.19.5676-5682.1996     Document Type: Article

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