Role of Escherichia coli rpoS and associated genes in defense against oxidative damage

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 975-993

  Eisenstark, A ^a,b   Calcutt, M J ^a   Becker Hapak, M ^a   Ivanova, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Oxidative damgage; rpoS

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; EXONUCLEASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029858612     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(96)00154-2     Document Type: Article

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