Characterization of the nickel resistance gene from Legionella pneumophila: Attenuation of Nickel resistance by ppk (polyphosphate kinase) disruption in Escherichia coli

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 114-120

  Hahm, A ^a   Dae Hyun, A ^a   Yeom, Mi Jung ^a   Ko, Whae Min ^a   Lee, Eunjoo H ^a   Lee, Hye Jung ^a   Shim, Insop ^a   Kim, Hong Yeoul ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Legionella pneumophila; Nickel resistance gene; Polyphosphate kinase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CADMIUM; COBALT; GLUCONIC ACID; NICKEL; PERMEASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; POLYPHOSPHATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TROMETAMOL; VIRULENCE FACTOR; ZINC;

ACHROMOBACTER; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CARBON SOURCE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SIMILARITY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MICROBIAL ATTENUATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL GENE;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 0036206959     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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