Glycine betaine, carnitine, and choline enhance salinity tolerance and prevent the accumulation of sodium to a level inhibiting growth of Tetragenococcus halophila

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 509-517

  Robert, Hervé ^a,b   Le Marrec, Claire ^a   Blanco, Carlos ^c   Jebbar, Mohamed ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b COBIOTEX ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CARNITINE; CHOLINE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIUM; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GROWTH; SALINITY TOLERANCE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CULTURE MEDIUM; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; OSMOTIC STRESS; SALINITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BETAINE; CARNITINE; CHOLINE; CULTURE MEDIA; GLUTAMATES; LACTOBACILLACEAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; POTASSIUM; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOPHILA; POSIBACTERIA; TETRAGENOCOCCUS HALOPHILUS;

EID: 0033965362     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.2.509-517.2000     Document Type: Article

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