Combined effect of betaine and trehalose on osmotic tolerance of Escherichia coli in mineral salts medium

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 213-217

  Miller, E N ^a   Ingram, L O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Betaine; E. coli; Lactate; Osmotic stress; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; ETHANOL; GENES; GROWTH KINETICS; OSMOSIS; SALTS;

BETAINE; LACTATES; OSMOTIC STRESS; TREHALOSE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BETAINE; GLUCOSE; LACTATE SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TREHALOSE; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE;

BETAINE; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM LACTATE; TREHALOSE; XYLOSE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33846151108     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-006-9226-0     Document Type: Article

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