Biochemical and molecular characterization of the Bacillus subtilis acetoin catabolic pathway

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 3837-3841

  Huang, Min ^a   Oppermann Sanio, Fred Bernd ^a   Steinbüchel, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETOIN; ACETOIN DEHYDROGENASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARBON; PYROPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CATABOLISM; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CABEREA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033055035     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.12.3837-3841.1999     Document Type: Article

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