Transcriptional activation of the bkd operon of Pseudomonas putida by BkdR

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1992-1997

  Madhusudhan, Kunapuli T ^a   Hester, Kathryn L ^a   Friend, Victoria ^a   Sokatch, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0030936039     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.6.1992-1997.1997     Document Type: Article

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