Investigation of the Streptomyces clavuligerus cephamycin C gene cluster and its regulation by the CcaR protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 4068-4079

  Alexander, Dylan C ^a   Jensen, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEPHAMYCIN; CLAVULANIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS;

EID: 0031855642     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.16.4068-4079.1998     Document Type: Article

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