Symbiotic plasmid is required for NolR to fully repress nodulation genes in Rhizobium leguminosarum A34

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 901-907

  Li, Fengqing ^a   Hou, Bihe ^a   Hong, Guofan ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

nod box; NolR; Symbiotic plasmid

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SYMBIOSIS;

RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SINORHIZOBIUM;

EID: 54049138825     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2008.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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