Characterization of the genes encoding a receptor-like histidine kinase and a cognate response regulator from a biphenyl/polychlorobiphenyl-degrading bacterium, Rhodococcus sp. strain M5

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2772-2776

  Labbé, Diane ^a   Garnon, James ^a   Lau, Peter C K ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; GENE LOCATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; RHODOCOCCUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030986983     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.8.2772-2776.1997     Document Type: Article

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