Characterization of the aegA locus of Escherichia coli: Control of gene expression in response to anaerobiosis and nitrate

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 6968-6974

  Cavicchioli, Ricardo ^b   Kolesnikow, Tassia ^b   Chiang, Robin C ^c   Gunsalus, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; NITRATE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEGA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029809180     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.23.6968-6974.1996     Document Type: Article

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