Perturbation of nifT expression in Klebsiella pneumoniae has limited effect on nitrogen fixation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2975-2977

  Simon, Holly M ^a   Homer, Mary J ^a,b   Roberts, Gary P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINITROGENASE REDUCTASE; NITROGENASE;

ARTICLE; DELETION MUTANT; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STRUCTURAL GENE;

KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029924101     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.10.2975-2977.1996     Document Type: Article

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