Isolation and characterization of the gene encoding single-stranded-DNA-binding protein (SSB) from four marine Shewanella strains that differ in their temperature and pressure optima for growth

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1163-1174

  Chilukuri, Lakshmi N ^a   Bartlett, Douglas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Marine shewanellas; Pressure adaptation; Single stranded DNA binding protein (SSB); Temperature adaptation

Indexed keywords

SINGLE STRANDED DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; GENE ISOLATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROPHILICITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION;

SHEWANELLA;

EID: 0030988210     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-4-1163     Document Type: Article

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