Functional difference between Sinorhizobium meliloti NifA and Enterobacter cloacae NifA

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 44-51

  Yang, Chengtao ^a   Yu, Guanqiao ^a   Shen, Shanjiong ^a   Zhu, Jiabi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Enterobacter cloacae; NifA protein; Sinorhizobium meliloti

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 33748679286     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02yc0268     Document Type: Article

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