Identification of the Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1 toluene-o-xylene monooxygenase regulatory gene (touR) and of its cognate promoter

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 4057-4063

  Arenghi, Fabio L G ^a   Pinti, Marcello ^a   Galli, Enrica ^a   Barbieri, Paola ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Dipto Genet Biol Microrganismi   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOL; TOLUENE; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; REGULATOR GENE; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI;

EID: 0032863714     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.9.4057-4063.1999     Document Type: Article

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