Recent developments in the structural organization and regulation of nitrogen fixation genes in Herbaspirillum seropedicae

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 189-195

  Pedrosa, F O ^a   Benelli, E M ^a   Yates, M G ^a   Wassem, R ^a   Monteiro, R A ^a   Klassen, G ^a   Steffens, M B R ^a   Souza, E M ^a   Chubatsu, L S ^a   Rigo, L U ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gln genes; Herbaspirillum seropedicae; Mod genes; Nif genes; Nif regulation; Nitrogen fixation; Ntr genes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; NITROGEN FIXATION; OXYGEN; PROTEINS;

TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATORS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

MUTANT PROTEIN; OXYGEN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN NIFA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HERBASPIRILLUM SEROPEDICAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RHIZOBIACEAE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CARRIER PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE ORDER; GENES, BACTERIAL; NITROGEN FIXATION; PII NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0035807442     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(01)00343-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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