Regulation of hexuronate utilization in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 426-433

  Mekjian, Kathleen R ^a   Bryan, Edward M ^a,b   Beall, Bernard W ^a,c   Moran Jr , Charles P ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; GALACTURONIC ACID; GLUCOSE; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032924512     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.2.426-433.1999     Document Type: Article

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