The L-isoaspartyl protein repair methyltransferase enhances survival of aging Escherichia coli subjected to secondary environmental stresses

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2623-2629

  Visick, Jonathan E ^a   Cai, Hui ^a   Clarke, Steven ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Box 951569 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; METHANOL; METHYLTRANSFERASE; OXYGEN RADICAL; PARAQUAT; SIGMA FACTOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL AGING; CELL SURVIVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HEATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031923137     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.10.2623-2629.1998     Document Type: Article

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