The qmeA (ts) mutation of Escherichia coli is localized in the fabI gene, which encodes enoyl-ACP reductase

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 609-613

  Kleerebezem, M ^a   Heutink, M ^a   De Cock, H ^a   Tommassen, J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

alleles; biosynthesis; E. coli; elongation; envM gene; fabI gene; fatty acid; PspA; qmeA gene

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030271771     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0923-2508(96)84016-2     Document Type: Article

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