Two genes encoding a putative multidrug efflux pump of the RND/MFP family are cotranscribed with an rpoH gene in Bradyrhizobium japonicum

Gene

Volumn 241, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 247-254

  Krummenacher, Philipp ^a   Narberhaus, Franz ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Efflux; Nodulation; Resistance; Sigma32; Two component system

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033988328     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(99)00490-4     Document Type: Article

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