Nitrogen and oxygen regulation of Bacillus subtilis nasDEF encoding NADH-dependent nitrite reductase by TnrA and ResDE

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 5344-5350

  Nakano, Michiko M ^a,d   Hoffmann, Tamara ^b,c   Zhu, Yi ^a,d   Jahn, Dieter ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITRITE REDUCTASE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031691173     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.20.5344-5350.1998     Document Type: Article

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