Identification of two-component regulatory genes involved in o-xylene degradation by Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-53

  Kim, Dockyu ^a,d   Chae, Jong Chan ^b   Zylstra, Gerben J ^b   Sohn, Ho Yong ^c   Kwon, Gi Seok ^c   Kim, Eungbin ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Andong National University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alkylbenzenes; Rhodococcus; Two component signal transduction proteins

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALKYLBENZENE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARBON; HISTIDINE; NITROGEN; ORTHO XYLENE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; GENE CONTROL; GENE IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOCOCCUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RHODOCOCCUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XYLENES;

EID: 15944388209     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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