The fhu genes of Rhizobium leguminosarum, specifying siderophore uptake proteins: FhuDCB are adjacent to a pseudogene version of fhuA

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 593-601

  Stevens, James B ^a   Carter, Robert A ^a   Hussain, Haitham ^a,c   Carson, Kerry C ^b   Dilworth, Michael J ^b   Johnston, Andrew W B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fhu genes; Iron mediated regulation; Pseudogene; Rhizobium leguminosarum; Siderophores

Indexed keywords

HYDROXAMIC ACID; SIDEROPHORE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL MEMBRANE; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; STOP CODON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PISUM SATIVUM; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM;

EID: 0032983326     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-3-593     Document Type: Article

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