Regulation of ntcA expression and nitrite uptake in the marine Synechococcus sp. strain WH 7803

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1878-1886

  Lindell, Debbie ^a,b   Padan, Etana ^b   Post, Anton F ^a,b  

^a The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

CYANOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0031921757     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.7.1878-1886.1998     Document Type: Article

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