Differential regulation of two divergent Sinorhizobium meliloti genes for HPII-like catalases during free-living growth and protective role of both catalases during symbiosis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2634-2639

  Sigaud, Samuel ^a   Becquet, Vanessa ^a   Frendo, Pierre ^a   Puppo, Alain ^a   Hérouart, Didier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0032929263     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.8.2634-2639.1999     Document Type: Article

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