The methanogenic archaeon Methanosarcina thermophila TM-1 possesses a high-affinity glycine betaine transporter involved in osmotic adaptation

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2252-2257

  Proctor, Lita M ^a,b   Lai, Roger ^a,c   Gunsalus, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CARRIER PROTEIN; PROTON; SODIUM;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSARCINA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 0031009130     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.6.2252-2257.1997     Document Type: Article

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