Megaplasmid and chromosomal loci for the PHB degradation pathway in Rhizobium (Sinorhizobium) meliloti

Genetics

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1211-1220

  Charles, Trevor C ^a   Cai, Guo Qin ^a   Aneja, Punita ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRATE DEHYDROGENASE; ACETIC ACID; ACETOACETIC ACID; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIODEGRADATION; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

ACETOACETATES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COSMIDS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; KINETICS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; POLYESTERS; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0030805129     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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