Identification and characterization of IS1411, a new insertion sequence which causes transcriptional activation of the phenol degradation genes in Pseudomonas putida

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 5306-5312

  Kallastu, Aili ^a   Hõrak, Rita ^a   Kivisaar, Maia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOL; TRANSPOSASE;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOIL MICROFLORA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0031684504     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.20.5306-5312.1998     Document Type: Article

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