Cloning and characterization of the urease gene cluster of Streptococcus vestibularis ATCC49124

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 286-290

  Kim, Geun Young ^a   Lee, Mann Hyung ^a  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nickel; Streptococcus vestibularis; Urease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; HOLOENZYME; ISOENZYME; NICKEL CHLORIDE; PLASMID VECTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREASE; UREASE A; UREASE B; UREASE C; UREASE D; UREASE E; UREASE F; UREASE G;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DAIRY PRODUCT; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; STREPTOCOCCUS VESTIBULARIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; STREPTOCOCCUS VESTIBULARIS;

EID: 33646679835     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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