Expression and characterization of an N-truncated form of the NifA protein of Azospirillum brasilense
Azospirillum brasilense is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium associated with important agricultural crops such as rice, wheat and maize. The expression of genes responsible for nitrogen fixation (nif genes) in this bacterium is dependent on the transcriptional activator NifA. This protein contains three s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2012-02-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000200004 |