The algT gene of Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea and new insights into the transcriptional organization of the algT-muc gene cluster.

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Published in J Bacteriol on September 29, 2006

Authors

Alexander Schenk1, Michael Berger, Lisa M Keith, Carol L Bender, Georgi Muskhelishvili, Matthias S Ullrich

Author Affiliations

1: School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Ring 1, International University Bremen, D-28759 Bremen, Germany.

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