Identification of the rrmA gene encoding the 23S rRNA m1G745 methyltransferase in Escherichia coli and characterization of an m1G745- deficient mutant

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 359-365

  Gustafsson, Claes ^a,d   Persson, Britt C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d KOSAN BIOSCIENCES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME;

EID: 0031912037     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.2.359-365.1998     Document Type: Article

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