Alginate synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: The role of AlgL (alginate lyase) and AlgX

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 625-632

  Monday, Steven R ^a   Schiller, Neal L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; LYASE;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TRANSPOSON;

ALGAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030039557     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.3.625-632.1996     Document Type: Article

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