Genetics of nitrogen regulation in Methanococcus maripaludis

Genetics

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1343-1351

  Kessler, Peter S ^a   Leigh, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; METABOLIC REGULATION; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERATOR GENE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULON;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; PROKARYOTA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0344289523     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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