Identification of two gene clusters and a transcriptional regulator required for Pseudomonas aeruginosa glycine betaine catabolism

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2690-2699

  Wargo, Matthew J ^a   Szwergold, Benjamin S ^a   Hogan, Deborah A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CARBON 13; CHOLINE; DIMETHYLGLYCINE; SARCOSINE; SARCOSINE OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARBON SOURCE; CATABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GBCA GENE; GBCB GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETAINE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE ORDER; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SARCOSINE; SARCOSINE OXIDASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 41949101593     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01393-07     Document Type: Article

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