Characterization of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum Marburg mutants defective in regulation of L-tryptophan biosynthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3664-3669

  Gast, Daniel A ^a   Wasserfallen, Alain ^a   Pfister, Peter ^a   Ragettli, Sandra ^a   Leisinger, Thomas ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROSOGUANIDINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BINDING AFFINITY; GENE CLUSTER; METHANOBACTERIUM THERMOAUTOTROPHICUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS;

EID: 0030996161     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.11.3664-3669.1997     Document Type: Article

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