The ntrB and ntrC genes are involved in the regulation of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate biosynthesis by ammonia in Azospirillum brasilense Sp7

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-117

  Sun, Jun ^a   Peng, Xuan ^a   Van Impe, Jan ^a   Vanderleyden, Jos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOSYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE;

EID: 0033987850     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.1.113-117.2000     Document Type: Article

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