bldA dependence of undecylprodigiosin production in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) involves a pathway-specific regulatory cascade

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 627-633

  White, Janet ^a   Bibb, Mervyn ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRODIGIOSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSLATION; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR;

EID: 0031016476     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.3.627-633.1997     Document Type: Article

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