Genetic and biochemical properties of an alkaline phosphatase PhoX family protein found in many bacteria

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1572-1587

  Zaheer, Rahat ^a   Morton, Richard ^a   Proudfoot, Mike ^b   Yakunin, Alexander ^b   Finan, Turlough M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; ION; PHOB PROTEIN, BACTERIA; SMC PROTEIN, BACTERIA; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CALCIUM; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; GENE PRODUCTS, TAT; IONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 66649104552     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.01885.x     Document Type: Article

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