Cloning of the dapB gene, encoding dihydrodipicolinate reductase, from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2777-2782

  Pavelka Jr , Martin S ^a   Weisbrod, Torin R ^a   Jacobs Jr , William R ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID; DIHYDRODIPICOLINATE REDUCTASE; DIPICOLINIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE INSERTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 14444280134     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.8.2777-2782.1997     Document Type: Article

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