Auxins upregulate expression of the indole-3-pyruvate decarboxylase gene in Azospirillum brasilense

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1338-1342

  Vande Broek, Ann ^a   Lambrecht, Mark ^a   Eggermont, Kristel ^a   Vanderleyden, Jos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 NAPHTHYLACETIC ACID; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID; AUXIN; INDOLEACETIC ACID; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; INDOLEPYRUVIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GROWTH CURVE; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ABACARUS HYSTRIX;

EID: 0032987793     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.4.1338-1342.1999     Document Type: Article

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