Uptake of 2-oxoglutarate in Synechococcus strains transformed with the Escherichia coli kgtP gene

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 211-215

  Vázquez Bermúdez, María Félix ^a   Herrero, Antonia ^a   Flores, Enrique ^a,b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b Universidad de Sevilla CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; KANAMYCIN; PERMEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0038737329     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.1.211-215.2000     Document Type: Article

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