Role of Escherichia coli nitrogen regulatory genes in the nitrogen response of the Azotobacter vinelandii NifL-NifA complex

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 3076-3082

  Reyes Ramirez, Francisca ^a   Little, Richard ^a   Dixon, Ray ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVOPROTEIN; NITROGEN; PROTEIN NIFA; PROTEIN NIFL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; COMPLEX FORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATOR GENE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; KETOGLUTARIC ACIDS; MUTATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; PII NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0035025555     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.10.3076-3082.2001     Document Type: Article

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