The osmoprotectant glycine betaine inhibits salt-induced cross-tolerance towards lethal treatment in Enterococcus faecalis

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 427-435

  Pichereau, Vianney ^a   Bourot, Stéphane ^a   Flahaut, Sigrid ^b,c   Blanco, Carlos ^a   Auffray, Yanick ^b   Bernard, Théophile ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^c Physiopathologie des Maladies Osseuses Inflammatoires   (France)

Author keywords

Betaine analogues; Methylated onium compounds; osmoregulation; Salt stress; Stress protein synthesis

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; BILE SALT; ECTOINE; PIPECOLIC ACID; PROLINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 0033023655     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-2-427     Document Type: Article

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