Formate-dependent autotrophic growth in Sinorhizobium meliloti

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 6409-6418

  Pickering, Brad S ^a   Oresnik, Ivan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; FORMATE DEHYDROGENASE; FORMIC ACID; TRIOSEPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBON SOURCE; CELL RESPIRATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE DISRUPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BICARBONATES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FORMATE DEHYDROGENASES; FORMATES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 52649167839     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00757-08     Document Type: Article

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