Identification and molecular genetic analysis of multiple loci contributing to high-level tellurite resistance in Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4713-4720

  O'Gara, James P ^a,b   Gomelsky, Mark ^a   Kaplan, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE SYNTHASE; GENE PRODUCT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; OPERON; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RHODOBACTER; SUPPRESSOR GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES 2.4.1; TELA;

EID: 0030732680     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.12.4713-4720.1997     Document Type: Article

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