Open reading frame 3, which is adjacent to the mycocerosic acid synthase gene, is expressed as an acyl coenzyme a synthase in Mycobacterium bovis BCG

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2608-2615

  Fitzmaurice, Ann Marie ^a   Kolattukudy, Pappachan E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030969322     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.8.2608-2615.1997     Document Type: Article

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