Rhizobium nodulation protein NodC is an important determinant of chitin oligosaccharide chain length in Nod factor biosynthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2103-2108

  Kamst, Eric ^a   Pilling, Jens ^a   Raamsdonk, Leonie M ^a   Lugtenberg, Ben J J ^a   Spaink, Herman P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; N ACETYLLACTOSAMINE SYNTHASE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; LEGUME; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM BV. VICIAE; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0030964983     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.7.2103-2108.1997     Document Type: Article

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