Identification and characterization of the Myxococcus xanthus argE gene

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 6412-6414

  Harris, Baruch Z ^a   Singer, Mitchell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GROWTH REGULATION; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; ARGE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCALES; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031727428     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.23.6412-6414.1998     Document Type: Article

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