Identification of cold shock gene loci in Sinorhizobium meliloti by using a luxAB reporter transposon

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 401-405

  O'Connell, Kevin P ^a,c   Gustafson, Ann M ^a,b   Lehmann, M Deane ^a,b   Thomashow, Michael F ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Univ of Maryland School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD SHOCK PROTEIN; DNA; RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LOCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OPERON; REPORTER GENE; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; TRANSPOSON;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0033989326     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.1.401-405.2000     Document Type: Article

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