Mechanisms of cytoplasmic pH regulation in alkaliphilic strains of Bacillus

Extremophiles

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 163-170

  Krulwich, Terry Ann ^a   Ito, Masahiro ^a,b   Gilmour, Ray ^a   Guffanti, Arthur A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkaliphile; Antiporters; Buffering capacity; pH homeostasis; Teichuronopeptide

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS; CYTOPLASM; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PH; REVIEW;

BACILLUS; CYTOPLASM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 0031263447     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007920050030     Document Type: Review

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