Genetic analysis of the Rhizobium meliloti nifH promoter, using the P22 challenge phage system

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2356-2362

  Ashraf, Shovon I ^a,b   Kelly, Mary T ^a   Wang, Ying Kai ^a   Hoover, Timothy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORMICIDAE; RHIZOBIUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030975545     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.7.2356-2362.1997     Document Type: Article

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