Genetic characterization and expression in heterologous hosts of the 3- (3-hydroxyphenyl) propionate catabolic pathway of Escherichia coli K-12

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2573-2581

  Ferrández, Abel ^a   García, José L ^a   Díaz, Eduardo ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030948489     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.8.2573-2581.1997     Document Type: Article

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