The repB gene required for production of extracellular enzymes and fluorescent siderophores in Pseudomonas viridiflava is an analog of the gacA gene of Pseudomonas syringae

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-182

  Liao, C H ^a   McCallus, D E ^a   Wells, J M ^a   Tzean, S S ^b   Kang, G Y ^c  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Korea Ginseng Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Enzyme production; Response regulator; Signal transduction; Soft rot bacteria

Indexed keywords

SIDEROPHORE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0029927585     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-026     Document Type: Article

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