Coregulation of lux genes and riboflavin genes in bioluminescent bacteria of Photobacterium phosphoreum

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 194-199

  Sung, Nack Do ^a   Chan, Yong Lee ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; lux operon; Photobacterium; Riboflavin; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRUCTURE; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBACTERIUM PHOSPHOREUM; REPORTER GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LUCIFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; PHOTOBACTERIUM; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RIBOFLAVIN; RIBOFLAVIN SYNTHASE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSERTION SEQUENCES; PHOTOBACTERIUM; PHOTOBACTERIUM PHOSPHOREUM;

EID: 6344267131     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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