Response of Bacillus subtilis to nitric oxide and the nitrosating agent sodium nitroprusside

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 4655-4664

  Moore, Charles M ^a   Nakano, Michiko M ^b   Wang, Tao ^c   Ye, Rick W ^c   Helmann, John D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ION; FLAVOHEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROTEIN FUR; PROTEIN PERR; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE REPRESSION; NITROSATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEMEPROTEINS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 3042855371     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.14.4655-4664.2004     Document Type: Article

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