Regulatory factors associated with synthesis of the osmolyte glycine betaine in the halophilic methanoarchaeon Methanohalophilus portucalensis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 828-833

  Lai, Mei Chin ^a   Yang, Daw Renn ^a   Chuang, Ming Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUTAMINE; BETAINE; DIMETHYLGLYCINE; GLYCINE; N ACETYL BETA LYSINE; POTASSIUM; SARCOSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; METHANOHALOPHILUS PORTUCALENSIS; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSMOREGULATION; OSMOSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SULFUR BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOHALOPHILUS PORTUCALENSIS; TRIXIS;

EID: 0033007747     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.2.828-833.1999     Document Type: Article

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