Analysis of the Erwinia chrysanthemi ferrichrysobactin receptor gene: Resemblance to the Escherichia coli fepA-fes bidirectional promoter region and homology with hydroxamate receptors

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1227-1231

  Sauvage, Christel ^c   Franza, Thierry ^a,c   Expert, Dominique ^b,c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b INRA ^*  (France)

^c INRA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0030028616     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.4.1227-1231.1996     Document Type: Article

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