Characterization of the biotin uptake system encoded by the biotin-inducible <it>bioYMN </it>operon of <it>Corynebacterium glutamicum</it>

Characterization of the biotin uptake system encoded by the biotin-inducible <it>bioYMN </it>operon of <it>Corynebacterium glutamicum</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The amino acid-producing Gram-positive <it>Corynebacterium glutamicum </it>is auxotrophic for biotin although biotin ring assembly starting from the precursor pimeloyl-CoA is still functional. It possesses AccBC, the α-su...

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Main Authors: Schneider Jens, Peters-Wendisch Petra, Stansen K Corinna, Götker Susanne, Maximow Stanislav, Krämer Reinhard, Wendisch Volker F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/6

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