The kdgRKAT operon of Bacillus subtilis: Detection of the transcript and regulation by the kdgR and ccpA genes

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3111-3118

  Pujic, Petar ^a   Dervyn, Rozenn ^a   Sorokin, Alexei ^a   Ehrlich, S Dusko ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; CcpA regulator; Galacturonate metabolism; kdg operon; KdgR regulator

Indexed keywords

GALACTURONIC ACID; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031793117     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-11-3111     Document Type: Article

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