Relative importance of amino acids, glycine-betaine and ectoine synthesis in the biocontrol agent Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2 in response to osmotic, acidic and heat stress

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-12

  Canamas T P ^a   Vinas I ^a   Usall, J ^a   Magan, N ^b   Morello J R ^a   Teixido N ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological control; Compatible solutes; Ectoine; Glycine betaine; Pantoea agglomerans CPA 2; Stress responses

Indexed keywords

BETAINES; BIOCONTROL; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; GLUCOSE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMINO-ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; COMPATIBLE SOLUTES; DRY WEIGHT; ECTOINE; GLYCINE BETAINE; HEAT STRESS; PANTOEA AGGLOMERAN CPA-2; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; STRESSES RESPONSE;

AMINO ACIDS;

AMINO ACID; BETAINE; CITRIC ACID; ECTOINE; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; GLYCINE; MALIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; CELLS; PH EFFECTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ACIDITY; ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HEATING; OSMOSIS; PH; STRESS; SURVIVAL;

ACIDITY; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRY WEIGHT; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; HEAT STRESS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS;

EID: 34347358659     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02156.x     Document Type: Article

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