Tn5-mutagenesis and identification of atr operon and trpE gene responsible for indole-3-acetic acid synthesis in Azospirillum brasilense Yu62

Progress in Natural Science: Materials International

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 366-372

  Xie, Baoen ^a   Chen, Sanfeng ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

atrABC cluster; Azospirillum brasilense; IAA; IAA mutants; Indole 3 acetic acid; Tn5 transposon; trpE

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CLONING; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); MUTAGENESIS; PH; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SIGNAL ENCODING;

ATRABC CLUSTER; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; ENCODINGS; GENES ENCODING; INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID; INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID MUTANT; TN5 TRANSPOSON; TRPE;

GENE ENCODING;

EID: 33646533098     PISSN: 10020071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10020070612330006     Document Type: Article

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