Identification of sequences important for recognition of vnf genes by the VnfA transcriptional activator in Azotobacter vinelandii

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 135, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 213-221

  Woodley, Paul ^a   Buck, Martin ^b   Kennedy, Christina ^c  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Azotobacter vinelandii; Molybdenum; Nitrogen fixation; Vanadium; Vnf genes

Indexed keywords

MOLYBDENUM; VANADIUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030032906     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(95)00453-X     Document Type: Article

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