Evidence for two possible glnB-type genes in Herbaspirillum seropedicae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 4623-4626

  Benelli, E M ^a   Souza, E M ^a   Funayama, S ^a   Rigo, L U ^a   Pedrosa, F O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRILLUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HERBASPIRILLUM SEROPEDICAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; SPIRILLUM;

EID: 0030746346     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.14.4623-4626.1997     Document Type: Article

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