Biosynthesis of pyochelin and dihydroaeruginoic acid requires the iron- regulated pchDCBA operon in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 248-257

  Serino, Laura ^a   Reimmann, Cornelia ^a   Visca, Paolo ^b   Beyeler, Markus ^a   Chiesa, Vania Della ^a   Haas, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON REGULATORY FACTOR; SIDEROPHORE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE INSERTION; IRON KINETICS; IRON METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SUPERNATANT; TANDEM REPEAT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0031020825     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.1.248-257.1997     Document Type: Article

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