Article
Identification of algF in the alginate biosynthetic gene cluster of Pseudomonas aeruginosa which is required for alginate acetylation.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Aug 1993
Franklin M J, Ohman D E
Abstract excerpt
Mucoid strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa produce a high-molecular-weight exopolysaccharide called alginate that is modified by the addition of O-acetyl groups. To better understand the acetylation process, a gene involved in alginate acetylation called algF was identified in this study. We hypoth...
Topics
- Acetylation
- Acetyltransferases
- Alginates
- Chromosome Mapping
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genetic Complementation Test
- Multigene Family
- Mutagenesis
- Phenotype
- Ploidies
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Spectrophotometry, Infrared