Identification and characterization of an operon in Salmonella typhimurium involved in thiamine biosynthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 4894-4900

  Petersen, Leslie A ^a   Downs, Diana M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Bacteriology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; COCARBOXYLASE; THIAMINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030842519     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.15.4894-4900.1997     Document Type: Article

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