Expression of the mau gene cluster of Paracoccus denitrificans is controlled by MauR and a second transcription regulator

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 793-801

  Delorme, Cécile ^a   Huisman, Tako T ^a   Reijnders, Willem N M ^a   Chan, Yin Lay ^b   Harms, Nellie ^a   Stouthamer, Adriaan H ^a   Van Spanning, Rob J M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Microbiology Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

LysR; mau; Methylamine dehydrogenase; Paracoccus denitrificans; Regulation

Indexed keywords

AMINE DEHYDROGENASE; METHYLAMINE; SUCCINIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030999726     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-3-793     Document Type: Article

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