In silico analysis of a flavohemoglobin from Sinorhizobium meliloti strain 1021

Microbiological Research

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 215-227

  Lira Ruan, Verónica ^a   Sarath, Gautam ^b   Klucas, Robert V ^b   Arredondo Peter, Raúl ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Flavohemoglobin; Nitrogen fixation; Oxygen; Regulation; Sinorhizobium

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; GENES; NITROGEN; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

GENE CODING;

MICROBIOLOGY;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES EUTROPHUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SINORHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI 1021; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0043288583     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-5013-00200     Document Type: Article

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