Mechanism of coordinated synthesis of the antagonistic regulatory proteins NifL and NifA of Klebsiella pneumoniae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 6817-6823

  Govantes, F ^a,b   Molina Lopez J A ^a   Santero, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; GENE CONTROL; GENE DOSAGE; GENE FUNCTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029829834     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.23.6817-6823.1996     Document Type: Article

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