Analysis of the argK-tox gene cluster in nontoxigenic strains of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 4979-4982

  González, Ana Isabel ^a   De la Vega, Marcelino Pérez ^a   Ruiz, María Luisa ^a   Polanco, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; GENES; STRAIN;

GENE CLUSTERS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; PHASEOLOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARGK GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SPAIN; TOX GENE; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

EXOTOXINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; ORNITHINE; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; PSEUDOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. PHASEOLICOLA;

EID: 0043030097     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.8.4979-4982.2003     Document Type: Article

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