Increased transcripts of the dnaK locus genes in Methanosarcina mazei S- 6 exposed to supraoptimal concentrations of ammonia

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 379-384

  Lange, Marianne ^a,b   Macario, Alberto J L ^a,c   Ahring, Birgitte K ^b   Conway De Macario, Everly ^a,c  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia stress; dnaK locus genes; Methanosarcina

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; PROTEIN DNAK;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; STRESS;

EID: 0030835510     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00235-8     Document Type: Article

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