Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate biosynthesis in the facultative methylotroph methylobacterium extorquens AM1: Identification and mutation of gap11, gap20, and phaR

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 6174-6181

  Korotkova, Natalia ^a   Chistoserdova, Ludmila ^a   Lidstrom, Mary E ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GAP11 PROTEIN; GAP20 PROTEIN; GLYOXYLIC ACID; PHAR PROTEIN; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON METABOLISM; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH RATE; METHYLOBACTERIUM EXTORQUENS; METHYLOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOBACTERIUM EXTORQUENS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036843686     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.22.6174-6181.2002     Document Type: Article

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