Identification and characterization of the tolQRA genes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 7059-7068

  Dennis, Jonathan J ^a,b   Lafontaine, Eric R ^a   Sokol, Pamela A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PYOCIN;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GOSSWEILERODENDRON BALSAMIFERUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0030473418     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.24.7059-7068.1996     Document Type: Article

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