Zinc(II) tolerance in Escherichia coli K-12: Evidence that the zntA gene (o732) encodes a cation transport ATPase

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 883-891

  Beard, Steven J ^a,c   Hashim, Rohani ^a   Membrillo Hernández, Jorge ^b   Hughes, Martin N ^a   Poole, Robert K ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CADMIUM; COBALT; METAL ION; NICKEL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYPERSENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 0030883174     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1997.mmi518.x     Document Type: Article

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