Isolation and characterization of Rhizobium etli mutants altered in degradation of asparagine

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2068-2072

  Huerta Zepeda, Alejandra ^a   Ortuño, Leobardo ^a   Du Pont, Gisela ^a   Durán, Socorro ^a   Lloret, Alejandro ^a   Merchant Larios, Horacio ^a   Calderón, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0030985686     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.6.2068-2072.1997     Document Type: Article

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