Growth- and substrate-dependent transcription of the formate dehydrogenase (fdhCAB) operon in Methanobacterium thermoformicicum Z-245

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 899-908

  Nölling, Jörk ^a   Reeve, John N ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; CARBON DIOXIDE; FORMATE DEHYDROGENASE; FORMIC ACID; HYDROGEN; METHANE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RATE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031037313     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.3.899-908.1997     Document Type: Article

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