Sodium-driven, osmotically activated glycine betaine transport in Listeria monocytogenes membrane vesicles

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 6105-6109

  Gerhardt, Paul N M ^a   Smith, Linda Tombras ^a   Smith, Gary M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

ARRHENIUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0029858776     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.21.6105-6109.1996     Document Type: Article

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