Identification of a respiratory-type nitrate reductase and its role for survival of Mycobacterium smegmatis in Wayne model

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 41, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 90-95

  Khan, Arshad ^a   Sarkar, Dhiman ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium smegmatis; Nitrate reductase; Wayne model

Indexed keywords

AZIDE; CHLORATE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITRATE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRITE; NITROFURANTOIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE INHIBITOR; THIOCYANATE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL GROWTH; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; INOCULATION; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NITRATE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; METRONIDAZOLE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITROFURANTOIN;

BACILLI (CLASS); MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM SP.;

EID: 33747143027     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2006.04.006     Document Type: Article

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