Analysis of the fnrL gene and its function in Rhodobacter capsulatus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 7264-7273

  Zeilstra Ryalls, Jill H ^a,d   Gabbert, Karen ^b   Mouncey, Nigel J ^a   Kaplan, Samuel ^a   Kranz, Robert G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 0030698211     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.23.7264-7273.1997     Document Type: Article

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