Characterization of an NaCl-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus mutant and rescue of the NaCl-sensitive phenotype by glycine betaine but not by other compatible solutes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1889-1897

  Vijaranakul, Uriwan ^a   Nadakavukaren, Mathew J ^a   Bayles, Darrell O ^a   Wilkinson, Brian J ^a   Jayaswal, Radheshyam K ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; GLYCINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PROTEIN INDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030903571     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.5.1889-1897.1997     Document Type: Article

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