p-Cumate catabolic pathway in Pseudomonas putida F1: Cloning and characterization of DNA carrying the cmt operon

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1351-1362

  Eaton, Richard W ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INDIGOFERA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0029864057     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.5.1351-1362.1996     Document Type: Article

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