Regulation of nitrate and nitrite respiration in γ-proteobacteria: A comparative genomics study

Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 727-740

  Ravcheev, D A ^a,b   Rakhmaninova, A B ^a,b   Mironov, A A ^a,b,c   Gelfand, M S ^a,b,c  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

^c STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND SELECTION OF INDUSTRIAL MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Comparative genomics; NarL; NarP; NarQ; NarX; Nitrate and nitrite respiration; proteobacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; VIBRIONACEAE;

EID: 27744536052     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: 16083245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11008-005-0088-7     Document Type: Article

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