Genetic analysis of the dsz promoter and associated regulatory regions of Rhodococcus erythropolis IGTS8

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 6409-6418

  Li, Mamie Z ^a   Squires, Charles H ^a   Monticello, Daniel J ^a   Childs, John D ^a  

^a Energy BioSystems Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; RHODOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERYTHROPOLIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; TRIXIS;

EID: 0029946460     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.22.6409-6418.1996     Document Type: Article

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