ntn genes determining the early steps in the divergent catabolism of 4- nitrotoluene and toluene in Pseudomonas sp. strain TW3

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2043-2049

  James, Keith D ^a   Williams, Peter A ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 NITROTOLUENE; ADIPIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; AMINOBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZYL ALCOHOL; GENE PRODUCT; NICOTINAMIDE; OXOACID; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 0031946706     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.8.2043-2049.1998     Document Type: Article

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