Identification of a novel nutrient-deprivation-induced Sinorhizobium meliloti gene (hmgA) involved in the degradation of tyrosine

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 935-947

  Milcamps, Anne ^a   De Bruijn, Frans J ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutathione S transferase; Homogentisate dioxygenase; Maleylacetoacetate isomerase; Rhizobium; Starvation

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BACTERIAL GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0032935821     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-4-935     Document Type: Article

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