The glucose transport system of the hyperthermophilic anaerobic bacterium Thermotoga neapolitana

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2915-2918

  Galperin, Michael Y ^a   Noll, Kenneth M ^a   Romano, Antonio H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACID; DEOXYGLUCOSE; FRUCTOSE; GRAMICIDIN D; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PYRUVIC ACID; SODIUM ION; TOLUENE;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT SYSTEM; HEAT TOLERANCE; ION TRANSPORT; PHOSPHORYLATION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THERMOTOGA NEAPOLITANA;

EID: 0029778801     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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