The N-acetylmuramic acid 6-phosphate etherase gene promotes growth and cell differentiation of cyanobacteria under light-limiting conditions

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2239-2245

  Jiang, Haibo ^a   Kong, Renqiu ^a   Xu, Xudong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; N ACETYLMURAMIC ACID 6 PHOSPHATE ETHERASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGHT ADAPTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ANABAENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA SP.; CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 77950632521     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01661-09     Document Type: Article

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