Is the accumulation of osmoprotectant the unique mechanism involved in bacterial osmoprotection?

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 171-174

  Gouffi, Kamila ^a   Blanco, Carlos ^a  

^a CNRS UPRES A 6026   (France)

Author keywords

Disaccharides; Hyperosmotic stress; Osmoprotectants; Sinorhizobium meliloti

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BETAINE; CELLOBIOSE; DISACCHARIDE; ECTOINE; GENTIOBIOSE; GLUCOSE; LACTULOSE; MALTOSE; MALTOTRIOSE; MELIBIOSE; PALATINOSE; RAFFINOSE; SUGAR; TREHALOSE;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OSMOLARITY; OSMOTIC STRESS; PROTECTION; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

BACTERIA; DISACCHARIDES; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0034630074     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(00)00192-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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