Nitrogen deprivation of Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 elicits rapid activation of a gene cluster that is essential for uptake and utilization of nitrate

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 258-266

  Cai, Yuping ^a,b   Wolk, C Peter ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REPORTER GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA SP.;

EID: 0031038156     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.1.258-266.1997     Document Type: Article

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