Role of σB in regulating the compatible solute uptake systems of Listeria monocytogenes: Osmotic induction of opuC Is σB dependent

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2015-2022

  Fraser, Katy R ^a,c   Sue, David ^b   Wiedmann, Martin ^b   Boor, Kathryn ^b   O'Byrne, Conor P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; STRAIN;

MONOCYTOGENES;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BETAINE; CARNITINE; CARRIER PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; ABC TRANSPORTER; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETL PROTEIN, LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; GLYCINE BETAINE TRANSPORTER, LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; OPUC PROTEIN, BACTERIA; SIGB PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; MICROBIOLOGY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INDUCTION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; OPUC GENE; OSMOTIC STRESS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA;

ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETAINE; CARNITINE; CARRIER PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0038275956     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.4.2015-2022.2003     Document Type: Article

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