The ispB gene encoding octaprenyl diphosphate synthase is essential for growth of Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3058-3060

  Okada, Kazunori ^a   Minehira, Masaru ^a   Zhu, Xufen ^a   Suzuki, Kengo ^a   Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi ^a   Matsuda, Hideyuki ^a   Kawamukai, Makoto ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; OCTAPRENYLDIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; UBIQUINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031001582     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.9.3058-3060.1997     Document Type: Article

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