Two types of Bacillus subtilis tetA(L) deletion strains reveal the physiological importance of TetA(L) in K+ acquisition as well as in Na+, alkali, and tetracycline resistance

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2088-2095

  Wang, Wei ^a   Guffanti, Arthur A ^a   Wei, Yi ^a   Ito, Masahiro ^b   Krulwich, Terry A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; AMINO ACID; ANTIPORTER; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; TETRACYCLINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; ION EXCHANGE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ALKALIES; ANTIPORTERS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARRIER PROTEINS; COBALT; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; POTASSIUM; RECEPTOR, TRKA; SEQUENCE DELETION; SODIUM; SODIUM-HYDROGEN ANTIPORTER; TECHNETIUM; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

BACILLUS FIRMUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034110783     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.8.2088-2095.2000     Document Type: Article

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