Convergent pathways for utilization of the amino sugars N- acetylglucosamine, N-acetylmannosamine, and N-acetylneuraminic acid by Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-54

  Plumbridge, Jacqueline ^a   Vimr, Eric ^b  

^a Inst de Biol Phys Chim   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOSUGAR; EPIMERASE; GENE PRODUCT; MANNOSAMINE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; DEGRADATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032929297     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.1.47-54.1999     Document Type: Article

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