Identification and characterization of PhbF: A DNA binding protein with regulatory role in the PHB metabolism of <it>Herbaspirillum seropedicae </it>SmR1

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Herbaspirillum seropedicae </it>SmR1 is a nitrogen fixing endophyte associated with important agricultural crops. It produces polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) which is stored intracellularly as granules. However, PHB metabol...

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Main Authors: Pedrosa Fabio O, Monteiro Rose A, Yates Marshall G, Souza Emanuel M, Rego Fabiane GM, Müller-Santos Marcelo, Kadowaki Marco AS, Chubatsu Leda S, Steffens Maria BR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/230