Polymorphism in hcnAB Gene in Pseudomonas Species Reveals Ecologically Distinct Hydrogen Cyanide-Producing Populations

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 131-139

  Devi, Karunanidhi Kanchana ^a   Deepika, Sharma ^a   Bhaduri, Asani ^b   Kothamasi, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

distinctness ratio; HCN synthase; Hydrogen cyanide; nucleotide diversity; partial hcnAB gene; Pseudomonas

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CATALYST; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYANIDE; ENZYME; GENE; POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 84871304406     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2011.654377     Document Type: Article

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