Molecular analysis of the gat genes from Escherichia coli and of their roles in galactitol transport and metabolism

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 6790-6795

  Nobelmann, Barbara ^a   Lengeler, Joseph W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MAPPING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTERIC BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029845070     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.23.6790-6795.1996     Document Type: Article

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