Sequence and genetic organization of a Bacillus subtilis operon encoding 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate biosynthetic enzymes

Gene

Volumn 178, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 119-123

  Rowland, Belinda M ^a,b   Grossman, Trudy H ^c,d   Osburne, Marcia S ^c,d   Taber, Harry W ^a,b  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^c WYETH RESEARCH   (United States)

^d Procept Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Iron transport; Siderophore

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; ENTEROCHELIN; SIDEROPHORE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0142252493     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(96)00349-6     Document Type: Article

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