Fatty acid biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Cloning and characterization of the fabAB operon encoding [β-hydroxyacylacyl carrier protein dehydratase (FabA) and β-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase I (FabB)

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 5326-5332

  Hoang, Tung T ^a   Schweizer, Herbert P ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLYASE; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

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

EID: 0030924134     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.17.5326-5332.1997     Document Type: Article

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