Kinetics of nirS expression (cytochrome cd1 nitrite reductase) in Pseudomonas stutzeri during the transition from aerobic respiration to denitrification: Evidence for a denitrification-specific nitrate- and nitrite-responsive regulatory system

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 161-166

  Härtig, Elisabeth ^a   Zumft, Walter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME; MESSENGER RNA; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE REDUCTASE; NITRITE REDUCTASE; NITROUS OXIDE REDUCTASE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CELL RESPIRATION; DENITRIFICATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI;

EID: 0032934360     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.1.161-166.1999     Document Type: Article

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