Roles of RpoS and PsrA in cyst formation and alkylresorcinol synthesis in Azotobacter vinelandii

Microbiology

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1685-1693

  Cocotl Yañez, Miguel ^a   Sampieri, Arístides ^a   Moreno, Soledad ^a   Núñez, Cinthia ^a   Castañeda, Miguel ^b   Segura, Daniel ^a   Espín, Guadalupe ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PSRA PROTEIN; RESORCINOL; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST (RESTING STAGE); GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PSEUDOMONAS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DESICCATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; RESORCINOLS; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 79958095648     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.046268-0     Document Type: Article

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