Characterization of the complete zwittermicin A biosynthesis gene cluster from Bacillus cereus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1144-1155

  Kevany, Brian M ^a   Rasko, David A ^b   Thomas, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO SUGARS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GROWTHS; BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; BIOSYNTHESIS GENE CLUSTERS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURES; D-AMINO ACIDS; ETHANOLAMINE; GENE CLUSTERS; IN PLANTS; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITIES;

AMIDES; AMINATION; AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; AMPLIFICATION; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOINFORMATICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; ORGANIC ACIDS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

AMINO ACID; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOINFORMATICS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLITE; PLASMID; PROTEIN; TOXIN;

BACILLUS CEREUS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSAMINE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PEPTIDES; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SYNTENY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTISTA;

EID: 59949101152     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02518-08     Document Type: Article

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