Cloning, characterization and disruption of a (p)ppGpp synthetase gene (relA) of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 357-368

  Chakraburtty, Rekha ^a   White, Janet ^a   Takano, Eriko ^a   Bibb, Mervyn ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINORHODINE; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' TRIPHOSPHATE; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR;

STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR;

EID: 0030049731     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.390919.x     Document Type: Article

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