Integrated response to inducers by communication between a catabolic pathway and its regulatory system

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3768-3775

  Martínez Pérez, Olga ^a   López Sánchez, Aroa ^a   Reyes Ramírez, Francisca ^a   Floriano, Belén ^a   Santero, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODEGRADATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DIOXYGENASES; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LAC OPERON; MUTATION; OPERON; SPHINGOMONAS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENES;

EID: 34248336957     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00057-07     Document Type: Article

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