Transport of D-xylose in Lactobacillus pentosus, Lactobacillus casei, and Lactobacillus plantarum: Evidence for a mechanism of facilitated diffusion via the phosphoenolpyruvate:mannose phosphotransferase system

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 4768-4773

  Chaillou, Stéphane ^a,b   Pouwels, Peter H ^a,b   Postma, Pieter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANNOSE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSPORT; DIFFUSION; ENZYME MECHANISM; FERMENTATION; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PENTOSUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PENTOSUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

EID: 0032838288     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.16.4768-4773.1999     Document Type: Article

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