Characterization of genes encoding dimethyl sulfoxide reductase of Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1(T): An essential metabolic gene function encoded on chromosome II

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 7617-7624

  Mouncey, Nigel J ^a   Choudhary, Madhu ^a   Kaplan, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GENE PRODUCT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHOTOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES 2.4.1; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0030835030     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.24.7617-7624.1997     Document Type: Article

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