Effect of an ntrC mutation on amino acid or urea utilization and on nitrogenase switch-off in Herbaspirillum seropedicae

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-239

  Gusso, Claudio L ^a   De Souza, Emanuel M ^a   Rigo, Liu Un ^a   Pedrosa, Fábio De Oliveira ^a   Yates, M G ^a   Rego, Fabiane G De M ^a   Klassen, Giseli ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Herbaspirillum seropedicae; Nitrogenase switch off; NtrC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; PROTEINS; UREA;

HERBASPIRILLUM SEROPEDICAE; NITROGENASE SWITCH-OFF; NTRC;

AMINO ACIDS;

AMINO ACID; NITROGENASE; UREA;

AMINO ACID; AMMONIUM COMPOUND; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INHIBITION; MUTATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PROTEIN; RHIZOBACTERIUM; UREA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BINDING SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION; HERBASPIRILLUM; HERBASPIRILLUM SEROPEDICAE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; HERBASPIRILLUM; MUTATION; NITROGENASE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UREA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HERBASPIRILLUM SEROPEDICAE;

EID: 40849092542     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W07-135     Document Type: Article

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