Global analysis of proteins synthesized by Mycobacterium smegmatis provides direct evidence for physiological heterogeneity in stationary-phase cultures

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 6691-6700

  Blokpoel, Marian C J ^a   Smeulders, Marjan J ^a   Hubbard, Julia A M ^b   Keer, Jacquie ^a,c   Williams, Huw D ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^c LGC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ELONGATION FACTOR TU; FLAVOPROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; PROTEIN DNAK; PROTEIN FIXA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SUCCINYL COENZYME A SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL POPULATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GROWTH RATE; KINETICS; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN VARIANT; RPSL GENE; RRNA GENE; SURVIVAL; TUF GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; PROTEOMICS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS;

EID: 25144510071     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.19.6691-6700.2005     Document Type: Article

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