Construction and characterization of a mutant of alkaliphilic Bacillus firmus OF4 with a disrupted cta operon and purification of a novel cytochrome bd

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 863-870

  Gilmour, Raymond ^a   Krulwich, Terry Ann ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CYTOCHROME; GLUCOSE; MALIC ACID; MENADIOL; N,N,N',N' TETRAMETHYL 1,4 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SPECTINOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACILLUS; BIOENERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031031972     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.3.863-870.1997     Document Type: Article

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