Test systems to study transcriptional regulation and promoter activity in Bacillus megaterium

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 647-655

  Schmidt, Silke ^a   Wolf, Nadine ^a   Strey, Jan ^a   Nahrstedt, Hannes ^a   Meinhardt, Friedhelm ^a   Waldeck, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYMES; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MUTAGENESIS; SUGARS;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; PROMOTER ACTIVITY; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION; XYLOSE OPERON;

BACTERIOLOGY;

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; XYLOSE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; REPRESSOR GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; GENETIC VECTORS; OPERON; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; XYLOSE;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 27644438677     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-1930-5     Document Type: Article

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