Identification and characterization of a second lexA gene of Xanthomonas axonopodis pathovar citri

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 3589-3598

  Yang, Mei Kwei ^a   Su, Shu Ray ^a   Sung, Vin Long ^a  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DNA; MUTAGENESIS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROTEINS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCES; AUTOCLEAVAGE; DNA-DAMAGING AGENTS; METHYLMETHANE SULFONATE;

GENES;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; LEXA PROTEIN; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; MITOMYCIN C; RECA PROTEIN;

GENETIC ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CANKER; CITRUS FRUIT; DNA BINDING; DNA DAMAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LEX A GENE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT DISEASE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECA GENE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REC A RECOMBINASES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; XANTHOMONAS;

XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS PV. CITRI;

EID: 22144488511     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.7.3589-3598.2005     Document Type: Article

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