Characterization of the rfaD gene region of Bradyrhizobium japonicum 61A101C

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 826-828

  Noh, Jaesang ^a   Kim, Dong Hyun ^a   Oh, Eun Taex ^a   So, Jae Song ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bradyrhizobium japonicum; Complementation; Lipopolysaccharide (LPS); Novobiocin; rfaD

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; EPIMERASE; GLYCEROL; HEPTOSE; HEPTOSE 6 EPIMERASE; KANAMYCIN; MANNOSE; NOVOBIOCIN; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL GENE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PLASMID; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PROKARYOTA; RHIZOBIUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0036826319     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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