Regulation of expression of symbiotic genes in Rhizobium sp. NGR234

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1101-1113

  Perret, Xavier ^a   Kobayashi, Hajime ^a   Collado Vides, Julio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

54; Flavonoids; NifA; ORFs; Rhizobium sp. NGR234; Symbiotic genes

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DNA SEQUENCES; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

MOLECULAR MECHANISMS;

GENES;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; NITROGEN FIXATION; REPLICON; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; NITROGEN FIXATION; REPLICON; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; MESORHIZOBIUM; MESORHIZOBIUM LOTI; PROKARYOTA; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM SP.; SINORHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0141941138     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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