Genetic characterization of a Sinorhizobium meliloti chromosomal region involved in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1248-1258

  Lagares, A ^a   Hozbor, D F ^a   Niehaus, K ^a   Pich Otero, A J L ^a   Lorenzen, J ^a   Arnold, W ^a   Puhler A ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GENE PRODUCT; MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MANNOSYLTRANSFERASES; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PLANT ROOTS; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0035140621     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.4.1248-1258.2001     Document Type: Article

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