A set of genes encoding a second toluene efflux system in Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E is linked to the tod genes for toluene metabolism

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 937-943

  Mosqueda, Gilberto ^a   Ramos, Juan Luis ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL MUTATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CULTURE MEDIA; GENES, BACTERIAL; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TOLUENE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LURIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0033957645     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.4.937-943.2000     Document Type: Article

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