Identification and characterization of a second superoxide dismutase gene (sodM) from Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 3399-3407

  Valderas, Michelle Wright ^a   Hart, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; GENE PRODUCT; HYBRID PROTEIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MANGANESE; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL LYSATE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN; PARAQUAT; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0035036429     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.11.3399-3407.2001     Document Type: Article

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