FnrP and NNR of Paracoccus denitrificans are both members of the FNR family of transcriptional activators but have distinct roles in respiratory adaptation in response to oxygen limitation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 893-907

  Van Spanning, Rob J M ^a   De Boer, Anthonius P N ^a   Reijnders, Willem N M ^a   Westerhoff, Hans V ^a   Stouthamer, Adriaan H ^a   Van Der Oost, John ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ADAPTATION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS;

EID: 0031037665     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.2801638.x     Document Type: Article

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