Mutational analysis of the gum gene cluster required for xanthan biosynthesis in Xanthomonas oryzae pv oryzae

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 265-270

  Kim, Sang Yoon ^a   Kim, Jeong Gu ^b   Lee, Byoung Moo ^b   Cho, Jae Yong ^a  

^a Sangji University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gum gene cluster; Gum mutants; Virulence; Xanthan; Xanthomona oryzae pv. oryzae

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENTS; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

GUM GENE CLUSTER; GUM MUTANTS; VIRULENCE; XANTHAN; XANTHOMONA ORYZAE PV. ORYZAE;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; XANTHAN;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; XANTHOMONAS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; XANTHOMONAS;

XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. CAMPESTRIS; XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE; XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE PV. ORYZAE;

EID: 58149181543     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-008-9858-3     Document Type: Article

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