Molecular characterization of the nitrite-reducing system of Staphylococcus carnosus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1481-1488

  Neubauer, H ^a,b   Pantel, I ^a   Gotz F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRITE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE LOCUS; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CARNOSUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS CARNOSUS;

EID: 0033061414     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.5.1481-1488.1999     Document Type: Article

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