Novel organization of the genes for phthalate degradation from Burkholderia cepacia DBO1

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 6529-6537

  Chang, Hung Kuang ^a   Zylstra, Gerben J ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLYASE; OXYGENASE; PHTHALIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DELETION; GENE ORDER; GENE SEQUENCE; GROWTH REGULATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032433276     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.24.6529-6537.1998     Document Type: Article

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