Genetic organization of pha gene locus affects phaC expression, poly(hydroxyalkanoate) composition and granule morphology in Pseudomonas corrugata

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-120

  Solaiman, Daniel K Y ^a   Ashby, Richard D ^a   Licciardello, Grazia ^b   Catara, Vittoria ^b  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

PHA depolymerase; Pha genes; PHA synthase

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHA GENE; PHAC GENE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS CORRUGATA; PSEUDOMONAS MEDITERRANEA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, INTERGENIC; ENZYME ACTIVATORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE ORDER; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSE; INCLUSION BODIES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; OLEIC ACID; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; PSEUDOMONAS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TERMINATOR REGIONS (GENETICS);

PSEUDOMONAS CORRUGATA;

EID: 38049013393     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-007-0272-y     Document Type: Article

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