New genes in the 170° region of the Bacillus subtilis genome encode DNA gyrase subunits, a thioredoxin, a xylanase and an amino acid transporter

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3097-3101

  Rose, Matthias ^a   Entian, Karl Dieter ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aconitase; Alanine carrier; Bacillus subtilis; Genome sequencing; Transketolase

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; BACTERIAL DNA; CARRIER PROTEIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); THIOREDOXIN; TRANSKETOLASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029854182     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-11-3097     Document Type: Article

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