Mutations enhancing amino acid catabolism confer a growth advantage in stationary phase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 5800-5807

  Zinser, Erik R ^a   Kolter, Roberto ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBON;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032859398     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.18.5800-5807.1999     Document Type: Article

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