Guanosine 5'-diphosphate 3'-diphosphate (ppGpp) and clavulanic acid production in Streptomyces clavuligerus

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 633-636

  Jones, C ^a,b   Thompson, A ^a   England, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clavulanic acid; ppGpp; Streptomyces clavuligerus; Transcription

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031464588     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018558618842     Document Type: Article

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