Characterization of the gene coding for GDP-mannose dehydrogenase (algD) from Azotobacter vinelandii

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1793-1799

  Campos, María Eugenia ^a   Martínez Salazar, Jaime M ^a   Lloret, Lourdes ^a   Moreno, Soledad ^a   Núñez, Cinthia ^a   Espín, Guadalupe ^a   Soberón Chávez, Gloria ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL GENETICS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0029877409     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.7.1793-1799.1996     Document Type: Article

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