Characterization of a Bordetella pertussis diaminopimelate (DAP) biosynthesis locus identifies dapC, a novel gene coding for an N-succinyl- L,L-DAP aminotransferase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 3626-3631

  Fuchs, Thilo M ^a,b   Schneider, Boris ^a   Krumbach, Karin ^c   Eggeling, Lothar ^c   Gross, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Creatogen Live Vaccines GmbH   (Germany)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CROSS LINKING; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE LIBRARY; GENE LOCUS; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034044066     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.13.3626-3631.2000     Document Type: Article

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