Nitrate-dependent regulation of acetate biosynthesis and nitrate respiration by Clostridium thermoaceticum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1489-1495

  Arendsen, Alexander F ^a   Soliman, Mohsin Q ^a   Ragsdale, Stephen W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CLOSTRIDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOACETICUM;

EID: 0033018005     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.5.1489-1495.1999     Document Type: Article

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