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. 1995 Mar;177(5):1409–1413. doi: 10.1128/jb.177.5.1409-1413.1995

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

K Ogawa 1, E Akagawa 1, K Yamane 1, Z W Sun 1, M LaCelle 1, P Zuber 1, M M Nakano 1
PMCID: PMC176753  PMID: 7868621

Abstract

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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