Transcriptional activation of the chlorocatechol degradative genes of Ralstonia eutropha NH9

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 6697-6705

  Ogawa, Naoto ^a   McFall, Sally M ^b,c   Klem, Thomas J ^b,d   Miyashita, Kiyotaka ^a   Chakrabarty, A M ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

ALCALIGENES EUTROPHUS; RALSTONIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0032729245     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.21.6697-6705.1999     Document Type: Article

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