The global arginine regulator argR controls expression of argF in Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola but is not required for the synthesis of phaseolotoxin or for the regulated expression of argK

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3653-3655

  Hernández Flores, José Luis ^a   López López, Karina ^a   Garcidueñas Piña, Rogelio ^a   Jofre Garfias, Alba E ^a   Alvarez Morales, Ariel ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ARGR PROTEIN; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; PHASEOLOTOXIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARGF GENE; ARGK GENE; ARGR GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BEAN; BIOASSAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; EXOTOXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; ORNITHINE; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. PHASEOLICOLA;

EID: 2442681700     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.11.3653-3655.2004     Document Type: Article

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