Regulation of compatible solute accumulation in bacteria

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 397-407

  Poolman, Bert ^a   Glaasker, Erwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; OSMOLARITY; OSMOREGULATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AQUAPORINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; POTASSIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031875675     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00875.x     Document Type: Review

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