Compensatory increase in ahpC gene expression and its role in protecting Burkholderia pseudomallei against reactive nitrogen intermediates

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 498-502

  Loprasert, Suvit ^a   Sallabhan, Ratiboot ^a   Whangsuk, Wirongrong ^a   Mongkolsuk, Skorn ^a,b  

^a Chulabhorn Research Institute   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase; Catalase peroxidase; Melioidosis

Indexed keywords

ALKYL HYDROPEROXIDE REDUCTASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CATALASE; HYDROPEROXIDE; PEROXIDASE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AHPC GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CELL KILLING; GENE EXPRESSION; KATG GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MUTATION; OXIDANTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXIDASES; PEROXIDES; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; RNA, MESSENGER; SODIUM NITRITE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0346364903     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-003-0621-9     Document Type: Article

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