An AraC-like transcriptional activator is required for induction of genes needed for α-galactoside utilization in Sinorhizobium meliloti

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-27

  Bringhurst, Ryan M ^a   Gage, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

AgpT; AraC; Melibiose; Raffinose; Sinorhizobium meliloti

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GALACTOSIDASE; GALACTOSE; MELIBIOSE; RAFFINOSE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE INDUCTION; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARAC TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; GALACTOSIDES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIOSIS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0034237369     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(00)00207-X     Document Type: Article

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