Analysis of random and site-directed mutations in rhII, a Pseudomonas aeruginosa gene encoding an acylhomoserine lactone synthesis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 301-310

  Parsek, Matthew R ^a   Schaefer, Amy L ^a   Greenberg, E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYSTEINE; LACTONE; SYNTHETASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC REGULATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030732985     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5741935.x     Document Type: Article

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