Iron starvation induces expression of a putative xylanase gene in salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar enteritidis mini-transposon5 lacZ1 mutants

International Journal of Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 140-146

  Chinsembu, Kazhila C ^a   Faul, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Genes; Induced; Iron starvation; Putative xylanase; Salmonella mutants

Indexed keywords

2,2' BIPYRIDINE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; IRON; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; INVERSE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; IRON DEPLETION; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSPOSON;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 77957167000     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20069863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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