The essential role of fumarate reductase in haem-dependent growth stimulation of Bacteroides fragilis

Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1551-1558

  Baughn, Anthony D ^a   Malamy, Michael H ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CYTOCHROME B; FLAVOPROTEIN; FUMARATE REDUCTASE; GLUCOSE; HEME; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUCCINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GROWTH STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPLICON; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; TRIXIS;

EID: 0038480719     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.26247-0     Document Type: Article

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