The Neisseria gonorrhoeae gene aniA encodes an inducible nitrite reductase

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 256, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 525-532

  Mellies, J ^a,b,c   Jose, J ^a,b,d   Meyer, T F ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobiosis; aniA; Gonococci; Nitrite reductase; Pan1

Indexed keywords

NITRITE REDUCTASE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DATA BASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GENE;

EID: 0030825911     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050597     Document Type: Article

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