Regulation and symbiotic role of nirK and norC expression in Rhizobium etli

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 233-245

  Gómez Hernández, Nicolás ^a   Reyes González, Alma ^a   Sánchez, Cristina ^b   Moría, Yolanda ^a   Delgado, María J ^b   Girard, Lourdes ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BEAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PHASEOLUS; RHIZOBIUM ETLI; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIUM ETLI;

EID: 78651341123     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-07-10-0173     Document Type: Article

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