Low ubiquinone content in Escherichia coli causes thiol hypersensitivity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 3681-3685

  Zeng, H ^a   Snavely, I ^a   Zamorano, P ^a   Javor, G T ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA THIOGLYCEROL; COENZYME Q8; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UBIQUINONE; UBIQUINONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISULFIDE BOND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HYPERSENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032465542     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.14.3681-3685.1998     Document Type: Article

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