Identification of a functional fur gene in Bradyrhizobium japonicum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 5843-5846

  Hamza, Iqbal ^a   Hassett, Richard ^a   O'Brian, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; IRON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IRON METABOLISM; IRON RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0032884580     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.18.5843-5846.1999     Document Type: Article

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