A reassessment of the genetic determinants, the effect of growth conditions and the availability of an electron donor on the nitrosating activity of Escherichia coli K-12

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2647-2656

  Metheringham, Rachael ^a   Cole, Jeff A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Nitrite reduction; Nitrosamine formation; Nitrosation; Regulation

Indexed keywords

FORMIC ACID; FUMARIC ACID; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; LACTIC ACID; MOLYBDENUM; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; NITROSAMINE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CATALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GROWTH CURVE; NITROSATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTERIC BACTERIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 0030846053     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-8-2647     Document Type: Article

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