Characterization of genes for the biosynthesis of the compatible solute ectoine from Marinococcus halophilus and osmoregulated expression in Escherichia coli

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1141-1149

  Louis, Petra ^a   Galinski, Erwin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compatible solutes; Ectoine genes; Marinococcus halophilus; Osmoregulation; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ECTOINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOLARITY; OSMOREGULATION; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030922377     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-4-1141     Document Type: Article

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