Expression of the fixR-nifA operon in Bradyrhizobium japonicum depends on a new response regulator, RegR

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 3853-3863

  Bauer, Evelyne ^a   Kaspar, Thomas ^a   Fischer, Hans Martin ^a   Hennecke, Hauke ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATOR GENE;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM;

EID: 0031858562     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.15.3853-3863.1998     Document Type: Article

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