A mutant of Pseudomonas aeruginosa that lacks c-type cytochromes has a functional cyanide-insensitive oxidase

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 123-129

  Ray, Anjana ^a   Williams, Huw D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytochrome; Cytochrome oxidase; Haem; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Respiration

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE; CYTOCHROME C; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; HEME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL RESPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030057005     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(95)00440-8     Document Type: Article

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