Transcriptional analysis of the gum gene cluster from Xanthomonas oryzae pathovar oryzae

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-103

  Yoon, Ki Hoon ^a   Cho, Jae Yong ^a  

^a Sangji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

gum gene cluster; Operon; RT PCR; Xanthan; Xanthomonas oryzae

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MUTAGENESIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RNA;

GUM GENE CLUSTERS; OPERON; RT-PCR; XANTHAN; XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE;

GENES;

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; XANTHAN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; TRANSACTIVATION; XANTHOMONAS;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); XANTHOMONAS;

XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE; XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE PV. ORYZAE;

EID: 33845626172     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-006-9217-1     Document Type: Article

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