Identification and nitrogen regulation of the cyanase gene from the cyanobacteria Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 and Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7942

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 5744-5750

  Harano, Yoshimi ^a   Suzuki, Iwane ^a,c   Maeda, Shin Ichi ^a   Kaneko, Takakazu ^b   Tabata, Satoshi ^b   Omata, Tatsuo ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAZUSA DNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIAL ENZYME; MOLYBDENUM; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REPRESSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 0030961063     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.18.5744-5750.1997     Document Type: Article

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