Osmoprotectants in Halomonas elongata: High-affinity betaine transport system and choline-betaine pathway

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 7221-7226

  Cánovas, David ^a,b   Vargas, Carmen ^a   Csonka, Laszlo N ^b   Ventosa, Antonio ^a   Nieto, Joaquín J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CHOLINE; GLUCOSE; PERMEASE; PROLINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMOHALOBACTER SALEXIGENS; HALOMONAS ELONGATA;

EID: 0030447841     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.24.7221-7226.1996     Document Type: Article

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