Evolution of catabolic pathways and their regulatory systems in synthetic nitroaromatic compounds degrading bacteria

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 265-268

  Kivisaar, Maia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; DINITROTOLUENE DIOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURKHOLDERIA; CATABOLISM; DNT GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOSS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BURKHOLDERIA; DINITROBENZENES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL;

BURKHOLDERIA SP.;

EID: 80054009620     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07824.x     Document Type: Note

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