Gene cloning and characterization of multiple alkane hydroxylase systems in Rhodococcus strains Q15 and NRRL B-16531

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 5933-5942

  Whyte, L G ^a   Smits, T H M ^b,c   Labbe D ^a   Witholt, B ^b   Greer, C W ^a   Van Beilen, J B ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONING; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; PARAFFINS;

GENE CLUSTERS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ALKANE; ALKANE HYDROXYLASE; HISTIDINE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGENASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RUBREDOXIN; RUBREDOXIN REDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HYDROPHOBICITY; MINERALIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RHODOCOCCUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ALKANE 1-MONOOXYGENASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHODOCOCCUS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RHODOCOCCUS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0242669334     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.12.5933-5942.2002     Document Type: Article

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