Identification and genetic characterization of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa leuB gene encoding 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 166-170

  Hoang, T T ^a   Schweizer, H P ^a  

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

Author keywords

3 isopropylmalate dehydrogenase; Cloning; Genetic analysis; Leucine biosynthesis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

3 ISOPROPYLMALATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; DNA FLANKING REGION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

3-ISOPROPYLMALATE DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPARTATE-SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; LEUCINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; OPERON; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030932588     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050404     Document Type: Article

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