Lipopolysaccharide dependence of cyanophage sensitivity and aerobic nitrogen fixation in Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2884-2891

  Xu, Xudong ^a,b   Khudyakov, Ivan ^a,c,d   Wolk, C Peter ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Shandong Institute of Parasitic Diseases   (China)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; O ANTIGEN;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030940133     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.9.2884-2891.1997     Document Type: Article

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