Fumarase C activity is elevated in response to iron deprivation and in mucoid, alginate-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Cloning and characterization fumC and purification of native fumC

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1442-1451

  Hassett, Daniel J ^a   Howell, Michael L ^a   Sokol, Pamela A ^b   Vasil, Michael L ^c   Dean, Gary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Health Sciences Centre Calgary   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; FUMARATE HYDRATASE; IRON; SIDEROPHORE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0031039076     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.5.1442-1451.1997     Document Type: Article

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