Ectoines as compatible solutes and carbon and energy sources for the halophilic bacterium Chromohalobacter salexigens

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 98-107

  Vargas, C ^a   Jebbar, M ^b   Carrasco, R ^a   Blanco, C ^b   Calderon M I ^a   Iglesias Guerra, F ^a   Nieto, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Betaine; Carbon sources; Catabolism; Chromohalobacter salexigens; Compatible solutes; Ectoine; Hydroxyectoine; Osmoadaptation; Transport

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CARBON; GLUCOSE; METABOLISM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CARBON SOURCE; CATABOLISM; CHROMOHALOBACTER SALEXIGEN; COMPATIBLE SOLUTES; ECTOINE; ENERGY SOURCE; HALOPHILIC BACTERIA; HYDROXYECTOINE; OSMO-ADAPTATION; TRANSPORT;

BETAINES;

BETAINE; CARBON; ECTOINE; GLUCOSE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CATABOLISM; CHROMOHALOBACTER; CHROMOHALOBACTER SALEXIGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMOHALOBACTER; CHROMOHALOBACTER SALEXIGENS;

EID: 33645123469     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02757.x     Document Type: Article

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