The signal transduction protein GlnK is required for NifL-dependent nitrogen control of Nif gene expression in Klebsiella pneumoniae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1156-1162

  Jack, Rachael ^a   De Zamaroczy, Miklos ^b,c   Merrick, Mike ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033061058     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.4.1156-1162.1999     Document Type: Article

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