Ammonium utilization in Bacillus subtilis: Transport and regulatory functions of NrgA and NrgB

Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3289-3297

  Detsch, Christian ^a   Stülke, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; METHYLAMMONIUM; NITROGEN; PROTEIN NRGA; PROTEIN NRGB; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMMONIUM UPTAKE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0344875060     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.26512-0     Document Type: Article

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