Glycine betaine transport in Lactococcus lactis is osmotically regulated at the level of expression and translocation activity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 203-206

  Van Der Heide, Tiemen ^a   Poolman, Bert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CELL TRANSPORT; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033988625     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.1.203-206.2000     Document Type: Article

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