Differential organization and transcription of the cat2 gene cluster in aniline-assimilating Acinetobacter lwoffii K24

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 250-257

  Kim, Seung Il ^a   Ha, Kwon Soo ^a   Leem, Sun Hee ^b  

^a Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Biodegradation; Cat gene; ketoadipate pathway

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; ENZYMES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

ANILINE OXYDASE; NORTHERN BLOTTING;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ACETYL COENZYME A; ACYL COENZYME A; ADIPIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ANILINE; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; CATECHOL; PLASMID DNA; SUCCINYL COENZYME A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIS CATUS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0033199231     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(00)80005-5     Document Type: Article

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