Functional characterization of the Sinorhizobium meliloti acetate metabolism genes aceA, SMc00767, and glcB

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 5875-5884

  Ramirez Trujillo J A ^a   Encarnacion S ^b   Salazar, E ^b   Garcia De Los Santos A ^b   Dunn, M F ^b   Emerich, D W ^c   Calva, E ^a   Hernandez Lucas I ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; GLYOXYLIC ACID; ISOCITRATE LYASE; MALATE SYNTHASE;

ACEA GENE; ALFALFA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GLCB GENE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRESSOR GENE; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SMC00767 GENE;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 34547764823     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00385-07     Document Type: Article

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