A selenium-dependent and a selenium-independent formylmethanofuran dehydrogenase and their transcriptional regulation in the hyperthermophilic Methanopyrus kandleri

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1033-1042

  Vorholt, Julia A ^a   Vaupel, Martin ^a   Thauer, Rudolf K ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDOREDUCTASE; SELENIUM; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOPYRUS KANDLERI;

EID: 0031017621     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.2931653.x     Document Type: Article

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