A Dominant-Negative fur Mutation in Bradyrhizobium japonicum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1409-1414

  Benson, Heather P ^a   LeVier, Kristin ^b   Guerinot, Mary Lou ^a  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FERRIC UPTAKE REGULATOR PROTEIN; IRON; MANGANESE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COWPEA; GENE CONTROL; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IRON TRANSPORT; MUNG BEAN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOYBEAN; SYMBIOSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FABACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MANGANESE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOYBEANS; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; GLYCINE MAX; NEGIBACTERIA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); RHIZOBIUM; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 1342283003     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.5.1409-1414.2004     Document Type: Article

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