Regulation of expression, genetic organization and substrate specificity of xylose uptake in Bacillus megaterium

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1053-1062

  Schmiedel, Dagmar ^a   Kintrup, Martin ^a   Küster, Elke ^a   Hillen, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYLOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM;

EID: 0031024401     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.2881654.x     Document Type: Article

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