Carbon Limitation Induces σS-Dependent Gene Expression in Pseudomonas fluorescens in Soil

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 3363-3370

  Koch, Birgit ^a   Worm, Jakob ^a   Jensen, Linda E ^a   Højberg, Ole ^a,b   Nybroe, Ole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBON; CITRIC ACID; NITROGEN; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR KATF PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTOSE OPERON; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REPORTER GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON; CITRIC ACID; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; LAC OPERON; NITROGEN; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SIGMA FACTOR; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0035431011     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.8.3363-3370.2001     Document Type: Article

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