The activity of ribosome modulation factor during growth of Escherichia coli under acidic conditions

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 18-24

  El Sharoud, Walid M ^a,b   Niven, Gordon W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid stress; Ribosome dimerisation; Ribosome modulation factor; RMF

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DIMER; HYBRID PROTEIN; RIBOSOME MODULATION FACTOR; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RIBOSOME; RNA TRANSLATION;

ACIDS; CELL SURVIVAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; RIBOSOMES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 27744513696     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-005-0025-0     Document Type: Article

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