Duplicate isochorismate synthase genes of Bacillus subtilis: Regulation and involvement in the biosyntheses of menaquinone and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 854-861

  Rowland, Belinda M ^b   Taber, Harry W ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; GENE PRODUCT; IRON; MENAQUINONE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; SIDEROPHORE; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DELETION MUTANT; GENE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0030024164     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.3.854-861.1996     Document Type: Article

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