Novel nirK cluster genes in Nitrosomonas europaea are required for NirK-dependent tolerance to nitrite

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 6849-6851

  Beaumont, Hubertus J E ^a,b   Lens, Sylvia I ^a   Westerhoff, Hans V ^a   Van Spanning, Rob J M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; NITRITE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FUNCTION; NCG GENE; NCGABC GENE; NIRK GENE; NITRIFICATION; NITROSOMONAS EUROPAEA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GENES, BACTERIAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE REDUCTASES; NITRITES; NITROSOMONAS EUROPAEA; OPERON; OXIDOREDUCTASES;

NITROSOMONAS EUROPAEA;

EID: 25144472032     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.19.6849-6851.2005     Document Type: Article

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