Homologous expression of soluble methane monooxygenase genes in Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 461-470

  Lloyd, John S ^a   Finch, Ruth ^a   Dalton, Howard ^a   Murrell, J Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methane monooxygenase; Methanotroph; Recombinant; Site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; COPPER ION; COPPER SULFATE; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHYLOSINUS TRICHOSPORIUM; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

METHYLOSINUS TRICHOSPORIUM;

EID: 0032995581     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-2-461     Document Type: Article

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