Characterization of thiI, a new gene involved in thiazole biosynthesis in Salmonella typhimurium

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 4399-4402

  Webb, Eric ^a   Claas, Kathy ^a   Downs, Diana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCARBOXYLASE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030878532     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.13.4399-4402.1997     Document Type: Article

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