The differential response of the Pben promoter of Pseudomonas putidamt-2 to BenR and XylS prevents metabolic conflicts in m-xylene biodegradation

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 64-75

  Pérez Pantoja, Danilo ^a   Kim, Juhyun ^a   Silva Rocha, Rafael ^a   de Lorenzo, Víctor ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONAS;

3-XYLENE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHYL BENZOATE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; XYLENE; XYLS PROTEIN, PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BENZOATES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; XYLENES;

EID: 84921884150     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12443     Document Type: Article

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