Streptomyces akiyoshiensis differs from other gram-positive bacteria in the organization of a core biosynthetic pathway gene for aspartate family amino acids

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 791-798

  Le, Yunzheng ^a   He, Jianyong ^a,b   Vining, Leo C ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Pharmacy University of Shenyang   (China)

Author keywords

asd; Aspartate pathway; Aspartate semialdehpde dehpdrogenase; Streptomyces akiyoshiensis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARTATE KINASE; ASPARTATE SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID; DNA FRAGMENT; POLYPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHROMOSOME; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; SHUTTLE VECTOR; STREPTOMYCES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOMYCES AKIYOSHIENSIS;

EID: 0029920377     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-142-4-791     Document Type: Article

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