A cysG mutant strain of Rhizobium etli pleiotropically defective in sulfate and nitrate assimilation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 7343-7350

  Tate, Rosarita ^a   Riccio, Anna ^a   Iaccarino, Maurizio ^a   Patriarca, Eduardo J ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; FERROCHELATASE; GLUTATHIONE; METHIONINE; NITRATE; NITRITE REDUCTASE; RIBONUCLEASE; SULFATE; THIOSULFATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INSERTION; INOCULATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM; SOYBEAN; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0030722641     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.23.7343-7350.1997     Document Type: Article

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