Molecular characterization of the genes encoding pyruvate formate-lyase and its activating enzyme of Clostridium pasteurianum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2440-2444

  Weidner, Gerhard ^a   Sawers, Gary ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMIC ACID; LYASE; PYRUVIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PASTEURIANUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PASTEURIANUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029882154     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.8.2440-2444.1996     Document Type: Article

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