A novel Sinorhizobium meliloti operon encodes an α-glucosidase and a periplasmic-binding-protein-dependent transport system for α-glucosides

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 4176-4184

  Willis, Laura B ^a   Walker, Graham C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BINDING PROTEIN; CARBON; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; MALTOSE; SUCROSE; TREHALOSE;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; COSMID; DNA SEQUENCE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO SATIVA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA EUTROPHA; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0032803916     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.14.4176-4184.1999     Document Type: Article

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