Three asparagine synthetase genes of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 6081-6091

  Yoshida, Ken Ichi ^a   Fujita, Yasutaro ^a   Ehrlich, S Dusko ^b  

^a FUKUYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMMONIA LIGASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032871255     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.19.6081-6091.1999     Document Type: Article

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