Molecular characterization of mutants affected in the osmoprotectant-dependent induction of phospholipase C in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-56

  Sage, Andrew E ^a   Vasil, Adriana I ^a   Vasil, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0031032631     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.1681542.x     Document Type: Article

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