Overproduction of the rbo gene product from Desulfovibrio species suppresses all deleterious effects of lack of superoxide dismutase in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 6736-6742

  Pianzzola, Maria Julia ^a   Soubes, Matilde ^a   Touati, Daniele ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA FRAGMENT; GENE PRODUCT; GLUCONIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOVIBRIO; DNA DAMAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS MUTATION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOARCULUS; DESULFOVIBRIO; DESULFOVIBRIO BAARSII; DESULFOVIBRIO GIGAS; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029826704     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.23.6736-6742.1996     Document Type: Article

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