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J. Bacteriol., 03 1995, 1409-1413, Vol 177, No. 5
Copyright © 1995, American Society for Microbiology

The nasB operon and nasA gene are required for nitrate/nitrite assimilation in Bacillus subtilis

K Ogawa, E Akagawa, K Yamane, ZW Sun, M LaCelle, P Zuber and MM Nakano
Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

Bacillus subtilis can use either nitrate or nitrite as a sole source of nitrogen. The isolation of the nasABCDEF genes of B. subtilis, which are required for nitrate/nitrite assimilation, is reported. The probable gene products include subunits of nitrate/nitrite reductases and an enzyme involved in the synthesis of siroheme, a cofactor for nitrite reductase.

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