Assignment of biochemical functions to glycosyl transferase genes which are essential for biosynthesis of exopolysaccharides in Sphingomonas strain S88 and Rhizobium leguminosarum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 586-593

  Pollock, Thomas J ^a   Van Workum, Wilbert A T ^b   Thorne, Linda ^a   Mikolajczak, Marcia J ^a   Yamazaki, Motohide ^a   Kijne, Jan W ^b   Armentrout, Richard W ^a  

^a SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 0031888656     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.3.586-593.1998     Document Type: Article

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