Structure and transcriptional regulation of the gene encoding pyruvate formate-lyase of a ruminal bacterium, Streptococcus bovis

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 151-157

  Asanuma, Narito ^a   Iwamoto, Miwa ^a   Hino, Tsuneo ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pfl gene; Pyruvate formate lyase; Rumen bacteria; Streptococcus bovis; Transcription

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0032949462     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-1-151     Document Type: Article

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