Identification of a polymyxin synthetase gene cluster of Paenibacillus polymyxa and heterologous expression of the gene in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3350-3358

  Choi, Soo Keun ^a   Park, Soo Young ^a   Kim, Rumi ^b   Kim, Seong Bin ^a   Lee, Choong Hwan ^c   Kim, Jihyun F ^a   Park, Seung Hwan ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Hadong Green Tea Institute   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DIAMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; POLYMYXIN; POLYMYXIN SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PAENIBACILLUS POLYMYXA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BACILLUS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PAENIBACILLUS POLYMYXA; RHIZOBIUM;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMYXINS;

EID: 65549086085     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01728-08     Document Type: Article

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