Cloning and characterization of 3-deoxy-d-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Kdo) transferase genes (kdtA) from Acinetobacter baumannii and Acinetobacter haemolyticus

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 404-412

  Bode, Christiane E ^a   Brabetz, Werner ^a   Brade, Helmut ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

3 Deoxy D manno oct 2 ulosonic acid transferase; Acinetobacter; Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis; Shuttle plasmid

Indexed keywords

3 DEOXY MANNO OCTULOSONIC ACID TRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; ETHANOLAMINE; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; RHAMNOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER HAEMOLYTICUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURAL GENE;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER HAEMOLYTICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032102175     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2540404.x     Document Type: Article

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