Identification of algI and algI in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa alginate biosynthetic gene cluster which are required for alginate O acetylation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2186-2195

  Franklin, Michael J ^a   Ohman, Dennis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ALGINIC ACID; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; GENE ASSIGNMENT; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ACETYLATION; ALGINATES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTAGENESIS; POLYMERS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 0030002441     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.8.2186-2195.1996     Document Type: Article

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