Isolation of N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase gene (amiB) from vibrio anguillarum and the effect of amiB gene deletion on stress responses

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1416-1421

  Ahn, Sun Hee ^a   Kim, Dong Gyun ^a   Jeong, Seung Ha ^a   Hong, Gyeong Eun ^a   Kong, In Soo ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AmiB gene; Amidase; N acetylmuramoyl L alanine; Vibrio anguillarum

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; N ACETYLMURAMOYLALANINE AMIDASE; NUCLEOTIDE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SEPARATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRESS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM;

EID: 33750147239     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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