Salmonella typhimurium apparently perceives external nitrogen limitation as internal glutamine limitation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 259, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 589-607

  Ikeda, Timothy P ^a   Shauger, Andrea E ^a   Kustu, Sydney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamine; Growth rate; Nitrogen limitation; Nitrogen regulation; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMMONIA; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030596516     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0342     Document Type: Article

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