Expression of the iron-responsive irpA gene from the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7942

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-134

  Durham, Kathryn A ^a   Porta, David ^a   McKay, R Michael L ^a   Bullerjahn, George S ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioreporter; Cyanobacteria; Iron deficiency; Promoter fusions; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENE STRUCTURE; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRPA GENE; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; IRPA; NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301;

EID: 0037280379     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-002-0503-6     Document Type: Article

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