The ppGpp synthetase gene (relA) of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) plays a conditional role in antibiotic production and morphological differentiation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 5854-5861

  Chakraburtty, Rekha ^a   Bibb, Mervyn ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINORHODINE; NITROGEN; PRODIGIOSIN; SYNTHETASE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DELETION MUTANT; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; RNA SYNTHESIS; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR;

EID: 0030922782     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.18.5854-5861.1997     Document Type: Article

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