Lack of methionine biosynthesis de novo in Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens strain E14

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-90

  Nili, N ^a   Brooker, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS;

METHIONINE; METHIONINE BIOSYNTHESIS; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

AMINO ACIDS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COBALAMIN; METHIONINE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SERINE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; RUMEN MICROORGANISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BUTYRIVIBRIO FIBRISOLVENS;

EID: 0030815909     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.d01-1749.x     Document Type: Article

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