Carbon dioxide as a regulator of gene expression in microorganisms

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-85

  Stretton, Serina ^a   Goodman, Amanda E ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Carbon dioxide regulation; Fungi; Microorganisms

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENZYME; REGULATOR PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0031979648     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1000610225458     Document Type: Conference Paper

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