Characterization of mdcR, a regulatory gene of the malonate catabolic system in Klebsiella pneumoniae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2302-2306

  Peng, Hwei Ling ^a   Shiou, Sheng Ru ^b   Chang, Hwan You ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BINDING AFFINITY; CATABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REGULATOR GENE; REPRESSOR GENE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032936314     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.7.2302-2306.1999     Document Type: Article

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