Transcriptome of a Nitrosomonas europaea mutant with a disrupted nitrite reductase gene (nirK).
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Global gene expression was compared between the Nitrosomonas europaea wild type and a nitrite reductase-deficient mutant using a genomic microarray. Forty-one genes were differentially regulated between the wild type and the nirK mutant, including the nirK operon, genes for cytochrome c oxidase, and seven iron uptake genes. Relationships of differentially regulated genes to the nirK mutant phenotype are discussed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 72 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006