Structure and gene-polypeptide relationships of the region encoding glycerol diffusion facilitator (glpF) and glycerol kinase (glpK) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1287-1297

  Schweizer, Herbert P ^a   Jump, Robin ^a   Po, Cecilia ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glp regulon; Glycerol facilitator glycerol kinase operon; Glycerol transport; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GLYCEROL; GLYCEROL KINASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030922378     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-4-1287     Document Type: Article

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