Importance of cis determinants and nitrogenase activity in regulated stability of the Klebsiella pneumoniae nitrogenase structural gene mRNA

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 3751-3760

  Simon, Holly M ^a   Gosink, Mark M ^a,b   Roberts, Gary P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CARBENICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; KANAMYCIN; MESSENGER RNA; TETRACYCLINE;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032983098     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.12.3751-3760.1999     Document Type: Article

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