Fur-independent regulation of iron metabolism by Irr in Bradyrhizobium japonicum

Microbiology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 669-676

  Hamza, Iqbal ^a,b   Qi, Zhenhao ^a   King, Natalie D ^a   O'Brian, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradyrhizobium japonicum; Fur; Haem metabolism; Iron metabolism; Irr

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; HEME; IRON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEME SYNTHESIS; IRON METABOLISM; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; NEGIBACTERIA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0034062506     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-146-3-669     Document Type: Article

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