Import and metabolism of glutathione by Streptococcus mutans

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1454-1459

  Sherrill, Christopher ^a   Fahey, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMIDE; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRITIUM;

EID: 0031894921     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.6.1454-1459.1998     Document Type: Article

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