Tellurite-mediated thiol oxidation in Escherichia coli

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2549-2557

  Turner, Raymond J ^a   Weiner, Joel H ^b   Taylor, Diane E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dsb; Heavy metal toxicity; Resistance; Tellurite; Thiol oxidation

Indexed keywords

5,5' DITHIOBIS(2 NITROBENZOIC ACID); ISOMERASE; TELLURIUM; THIOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CHROMOSOME; DISULFIDE BOND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032846820     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-145-9-2549     Document Type: Article

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