Localization of denitrification genes on the chromosomal map of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 441-448

  Vollack, Kai Uwe ^a   Xie, Jun ^a   Härtig, Elisabeth ^a   Römling, Ute ^b,c   Zumft, Walter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Pseudomonas aeruginosa chromosome; Pseudomonas stutzeri

Indexed keywords

AZURIN; FERREDOXIN; GENE PRODUCT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; DENITRIFICATION; DNA CLEAVAGE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGULATOR GENE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI ZOBELL;

EID: 0031938612     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-2-441     Document Type: Article

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