Proline catabolism by Pseudomonas putida: Cloning, characterization, and expression of the put genes in the presence of root exudates

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 91-99

  Vílchez, Susana ^a   Molina, Lázaro ^b   Ramos, Cayo ^c   Ramos, Juan L ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b GX Biosystems SL   (Spain)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; AMINO ACID; AMPICILLIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CARBON; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GLUTAMIC ACID; KANAMYCIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NITROGEN; PROLINE; PROLINE DEHYDROGENASE; PYRROLINE 5 CARBOXYLATE REDUCTASE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SUCCINIC ACID; TETRACYCLINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MELANOGASTER; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RHIZOBIUM; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037870958     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.1.91-99.2000     Document Type: Article

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