Iron is required to relieve inhibitory effects of NifL on transcriptional activation by NifA in Klebsiella pneumoniae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 4679-4687

  Schmitz, Ruth A ^a,b   Luhong, H E ^a   Kustu, Sydney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; IRON; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 9344269892     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.15.4679-4687.1996     Document Type: Article

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