Identification of the lrp gene in Bradyrhizobium japonicum and its role in regulation of δ-aminolevulinic acid uptake

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1828-1831

  King, Natalie D ^a   O'Brian, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL ENZYME; PERMEASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; ENTERIC BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0031053298     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.5.1828-1831.1997     Document Type: Article

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