A gene cluster involved in metal homeostasis in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1507-1514

  García Domínguez, Mario ^a   Lopez Maury, Luis ^a   Florencio, Francisco J ^a   Reyes, José C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b Universidad de Sevilla CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; NICKEL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; COBALT; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HOMEOSTASIS; METALS, HEAVY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NICKEL; OPEN READING FRAMES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZINC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 0343986363     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.6.1507-1514.2000     Document Type: Article

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