ribB and ribBA genes from Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans: expression levels under different growth conditions and phylogenetic analysis

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 423-431

  Knegt, Fábio H P ^a   Mello, Luciane V ^b   Reis, Fernanda C ^a   Santos, Marcos T ^a   Vicentini, Renato ^a   Ferraz, Lúcio F C ^a   Ottoboni, Laura M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Gene expression; Phylogenetic analysis; ribB; ribBA

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXY 2 BUTANONE 4 PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; COPPER SULFATE; RNA; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL GROWTH; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PH; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GTP CYCLOHYDROLASE; INTRAMOLECULAR TRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OPERON; PHYLOGENY;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 49549107285     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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