Post-translational modification(s) and cell distribution of Streptomyces aureofaciens translation elongation factor Tu overproduced in Escherichia coli

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 393-400

  Nguyen, L D ^a,c   Holub, M ^a   Kalachova L ^a   Weiserova M ^a   Kormanec, J ^b   Benada, O ^a   Kofronova O ^a   Weiser, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES AUREOFACIENS;

EID: 31144447055     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931420     Document Type: Article

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