Identification, cloning and sequencing the aceA gene involved in acetan biosynthesis in Acetobacter xylinum

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 115-121

  Griffin, Annette M ^a   Morris, Victor J ^a   Gasson, Michael J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetan; Acetobacter xylinum; Cloning; DNA sequencing; Exopolysaccharide; Gene

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ACETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029944850     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00049-3     Document Type: Article

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