Compatible solutes in luminescent bacteria of the genera Vibrio, Photobacterium and Photorhabdus (Xenorhabdus): Occurrence of ectoine, betaine and glutamate

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 142, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 195-201

  Schmitz, Roland P H ^a   Galinski, Erwin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Betaine; Compatible solute; Ectoine; Osmoadaptation; Photobacterium sp; Photorhabdus luminescens; Vibrio fischeri

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; ECTOINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HALOBACTERIUM; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRIO; VIBRIONACEAE;

EID: 0030248038     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00265-0     Document Type: Article

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