Repression by Fur is not the main mechanism controlling the iron-inducible isiAB operon in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 227, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 255-262

  Kunert, Anja ^a,b   Vinnemeier, Josef ^a,c   Erdmann, Norbert ^a   Hagemann, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

gfp assay; Iron regulation; isiAB; Synechocystis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FLUORESCENCE; IN VIVO STUDY; IRON DEPLETION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 0142258051     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00689-X     Document Type: Article

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