Characterization of the gene encoding the β-lactamase of the psychrophilic marine bacterium Moritella marina strain MP-1

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 666-669

  Tanaka, Mika ^a   Okuyama, Hidetoshi ^a,b   Morita, Naoki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

lactamase; Heat labile enzyme; Moritella marina; Psychrophile

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MORITELLA; MORITELLA MARINA; UNCULTURED MARINE BACTERIUM;

BACTERIAL DNA; BETA LACTAMASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 0035291285     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.666     Document Type: Article

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