The bspA locus of Lactobacillus fermentum BR11 encodes an L-cystine uptake system

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2192-2198

  Turner, Mark S ^a   Woodberry, Tonia ^b   Hafner, Louise M ^a   Giffard, Philip M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BINDING PROTEIN; CYSTINE; FIBRONECTIN; GLUTAMINE; HISTIDINE; LIPOPROTEIN; LYSINE; PARAQUAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE LOCUS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; OPEN READING FRAME; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032914778     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.7.2192-2198.1999     Document Type: Article

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