A functional myo-inositol catabolism pathway is essential for rhizopine utilization by Sinorhizobium meliloti

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2915-2924

  Galbraith, Mark P ^a,b   Feng, Szi Fei ^a   Borneman, James ^c,d   Triplett, Eric W ^c   De Bruijn, Frans J ^e   Rossbach, Silvia ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

idhA; Inositol catabolism; myo inositol dehyrogenase; Rhizopine catabolism; Sinorhizobium meliloti

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; INOSITOL; INOSITOL DERIVATIVE; MYOINOSITOL 2 DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LOCUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIACEAE; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO SATIVA; NEGIBACTERIA; RHIZOBIACEAE; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0031765524     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-10-2915     Document Type: Article

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