Influence of oxygen on DNA binding, positive control, and stability of the Bradyrhizobium japonicum NifA regulatory protein.

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Published in J Bacteriol on June 01, 1991

Authors

E Morett1, H M Fischer, H Hennecke

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1: Mikrobiologisches Institut, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich, Switzerland.

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