The pvc gene cluster of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Role in synthesis of the pyoverdine chromophore and regulation by PtxR and PvdS

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 4118-4124

  Stintzi, Alain ^a,b   Johnson, Zaiga ^c   Stonehouse, Martin ^c   Ochsner, Urs ^c   Meyer, Jean Marie ^b   Vasil, Michael L ^c   Poole, Keith ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHROMATOPHORE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0033056903     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.13.4118-4124.1999     Document Type: Article

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