The Bradyrhizobium japonicum nolA gene encodes three functionally distinct proteins

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1544-1554

  Loh, John ^a   Stacey, Minviluz G ^a   Sadowsky, Michael J ^b   Stacey, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CODON; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SOYBEAN; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032985668     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.5.1544-1554.1999     Document Type: Article

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