Freshwater bioluminescence in Vibrio albensis (Vibrio cholerae biovar albensis) NCIMB 41 is caused by a two-nucleotide deletion in luxO

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 471-482

  Kasai, Sabu ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrotransformation; Freshwater bioluminescence; luxO; SUGDAT; Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

FLAVODOXIN; FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROTRANSFORMATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; LUXO GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; SALT TOLERANCE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; FRESH WATER; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO ALBENSIS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 33646339676     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvj048     Document Type: Article

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