Physiological changes and alk gene instability in Pseudomonas oleovorans during induction and expression of alk genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 5508-5512

  Chen, Qi ^a   Janssen, Dick B ^b   Witholt, Bernard ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; ALKENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS OLEOVORANS;

EID: 0029812729     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.18.5508-5512.1996     Document Type: Article

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