Nitrate assimilation gene cluster from the heterocyst-forming cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 477-486

  Frías, José E ^a   Flores, Enrique ^a   Herrero, Antonia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b Universidad de Sevilla CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE INSERTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0031014647     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.2.477-486.1997     Document Type: Article

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