Molecular characterization of the bet genes encoding glycine betaine synthesis in Sinorhizobium meliloti 102F34

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1369-1379

  Pocard, Jean Alain ^a,c   Vincent, Nadine ^a   Boncompagni, Eric ^a   Tombras Smith, Linda ^b   Poggi, Marie Christine ^a   Le Rudulier, Daniel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Bet genes; Glycine betaine synthesis; Osmoregulation; Sinorhizobium meliloti

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CHOLINE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OSMOREGULATION; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER GLOBIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0030922379     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-4-1369     Document Type: Article

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