Transcriptional regulation of Alcaligenes eutrophus hydrogenase genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3197-3204

  Schwartz, Edward ^a   Gerischer, Ulrike ^a,b   Friedrich, Bärbel ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; HYDROGENASE; NUCLEOTIDE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES EUTROPHUS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0031747821     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.12.3197-3204.1998     Document Type: Article

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