The rkpGH1 and -J genes are involved in capsular polysaccharide production by Rhizobium meliloti

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2132-2140

  Kiss, Ernö ^a   Reuhs, Bradley L ^b   Kim, John S ^b   Kereszt, Attila ^a   Petrovics, György ^a   Putnoky, Péter ^a   Dusha, Ilona ^a   Carlson, Russell W ^b   Kondorosi, Ádám ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DU VÉGÉTAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL SURFACE; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTAGENESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

ACYLTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; APROTININ; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT KUNITZ PROTEASE INHIBITOR; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RKPG PROTEIN, RHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; RKPH PROTEIN, RHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; RKPJ PROTEIN, RHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; APROTININ; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0030609823     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.7.2132-2140.1997     Document Type: Article

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