Regulation of secondary metabolism in streptomycetes

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 208-215

  Bibb, Mervyn J ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CANDICIDIN; CEPHAMYCIN C; CLAVULANIC ACID; DALFOPRISTIN; GELDANAMYCIN; GRIXAZONE; MINIMYCIN; NATAMYCIN; PIKROMYCIN; POLYENE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PRISTINAMYCIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SHOWDOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRGINIAMYCIN M; VIRGINIAMYCIN S;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; GROWTH RATE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PLEIOTROPY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOMYCETACEAE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 15744383448     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2005.02.016     Document Type: Review

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