The Bacteroides fragilis P20 scavengase homolog is important in the oxidative stress response but is not controlled by OxyR

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 261, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-217

  Sund, Christian J ^a   Wells, William Greg ^a   Smith, C Jeffrey ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteroides fragilis; Oxidative stress; Scavengase; Thiol peroxidase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MUTANT PROTEIN; OXYGEN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN OXYR; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; THIOL PEROXIDASE SCAVENGASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME REGULATION; EXPOSURE; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; GENE DELETION; MUTAGENESIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXIDASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS;

EID: 33746555444     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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