Regulation of Bacterial Antibiotic Production

Biotechnology: Second, Completely Revised Edition

Volumn 7-12, Issue , 2008, Pages 57-105

  Chater, Keith F ^a   Bibb, Mervyn J ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic production; Autogenous; Metabolism; Phosphorylation; Protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978760261     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527620999.ch2g     Document Type: Chapter

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