Influence of deletions in the apoemulsan gene cluster on Acinetobacter venetianus RAG-1 polysaccharide biosynthesis

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1890-1894

  Dams Kozlowska, Hanna ^a   Mercaldi, Michael P ^a   Ramjeawan, Aruranie ^a   Kaplan, David L ^a  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoemulsan; RAG 1; Wee cluster; Wzc; Wzy

Indexed keywords

APOEMULSAN; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; EF RAG; EF-RAG; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER VENETIANUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; EMULSION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

ACINETOBACTER VENETIANUS;

ACINETOBACTER; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENES, BACTERIAL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 55649116462     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0800.049     Document Type: Article

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