Expression of Alcaligenes eutrophus flavohemoprotein and engineered Vitreoscilla hemoglobin-reductase fusion protein for improved hypoxic growth of Escherichia coli

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 98-104

  Frey, Alexander D ^a   Bailey, James E ^a   Kallio, Pauli T ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVOPROTEIN; HEMOPROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

ALCALIGENES EUTROPHUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; VITREOSCILLA;

EID: 0033986111     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.1.98-104.2000     Document Type: Article

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