Corynebacterium glutamicum is equipped with four secondary carriers for compatible solutes: Identification, sequencing, and characterization of the proline/ectoine uptake system, ProP, and the ectoine/proline/glycine betaine carrier, EctP

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 6005-6012

  Peter, Heidi ^a   Weil, Brita ^a   Burkovski, Andreas ^b   Krämer, Reinhard ^b   Morbach, Susanne ^b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; PROLINE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031763549     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.22.6005-6012.1998     Document Type: Article

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