Nonribosomal peptide synthesis and toxigenicity of cyanobacteria

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 4089-4097

  Neilan, Brett A ^a,b   Dittmann, Elke ^b   Rouhiainen, Leo ^c   Bass, R Amanda ^a   Schaub, Verena ^b   Sivonen, Kaarina ^c   Börner, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033024422     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.13.4089-4097.1999     Document Type: Article

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