Characterization and mutational analysis of three allelic lsc genes encoding levansucrase in Pseudomonas syringae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 3282-3292

  Li, Hongqiao ^a   Ullrich, Matthias S ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; LEVANSUCRASE; PROTEIN LSCA; PROTEIN LSCB; PROTEIN LSCC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FRUCTANS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASES; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; PSEUDOMONAS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

EID: 0035036425     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.11.3282-3292.2001     Document Type: Article

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