Identification and characterization of a gene cluster for synthesis of the polyketide antibiotic 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol from pseudomonas fluorescens q2-87

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3155-3163

  Bangera, M Gita ^a,b   Thomashow, Linda S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DIACETYLPHLOROGLUCINOL; CHALCONE; DNA FRAGMENT; POLYKETIDE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0032912472     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.10.3155-3163.1999     Document Type: Article

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