Natural kirromycin resistance of elongation factor Tu from the kirrothricin producer Streptomyces cinnamoneus

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 617-624

  Cappellano, Carmela ^a   Monti, Federica ^a   Sosio, Margherita ^a   Donadio, Stefano ^a   Sarubbi, Edoardo ^a  

^a Gruppo Lepetit SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Expression system; Protein synthesis; Streptomyces cinnamoneus; Tuf gene

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR TU; MOCIMYCIN;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL FREE SYSTEM; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOMYCES;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); AMYCOLATOPSIS LACTAMDURANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NOCARDIA; STREPTOMYCES CINNAMONEUS;

EID: 0031058629     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-2-617     Document Type: Article

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