Sequence of the 165-kilobase catabolic plasmid pAO1 from Arthrobacter nicotinovorans and identification of a pAO1-dependent nicotine uptake system

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1976-1986

  Igloi, Gabor L ^a   Brandsch, Roderich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXY DEXTRO NICOTINE OXIDASE; AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; DINUCLEOTIDE; MOLYBDENUM DINUCLEOTIDE COFACTOR; NICOTINE; SARCOSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER NICOTINOVORANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA BINDING; GENE CLUSTER; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PLASMID PAO1; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSPOSON;

ARTHROBACTER; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE COMPOSITION; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTROPORATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NICOTINE; OPEN READING FRAMES; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ARTHROBACTER NICOTINOVORANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037334848     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.6.1976-1986.2003     Document Type: Article

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