Isolation and analysis of the Xanthomonas alkyl hydroperoxide reductase gene and the peroxide sensor regulator genes ahpC and ahpF-oxyR-orfX

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3944-3949

  Loprasert, Suvit ^a   Atichartpongkun, Sopapan ^a   Whangsuk, Wirongrong ^a   Mongkolsuk, Skorn ^a,b  

^a Chulabhorn Research Institute   (Thailand)

^b Mahidol University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PEROXIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; XANTHOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. PHASEOLI;

EID: 0031008472     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.12.3944-3949.1997     Document Type: Article

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