Characterization of the Erwinia chrysanthemi osmoprotectant transporter gene ousA

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 447-455

  Gouesbet, Gwenola ^a   Trautwetter, Annie ^a   Bonnassie, Sylvie ^a   Wu, Long Fei ^b   Blanco, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERWINIA; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030071279     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.2.447-455.1996     Document Type: Article

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