Characterization of compatible solute transporter multiplicity in Corynebacterium glutamicum

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 701-708

  Weinand, Martin ^a   Krämer, Reinhard ^a   Morbach, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corynebacterium glutamicum; Expression regulation; Translation regulation; Uptake systems for compatible solutes

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; PROTEINS;

CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; EXPRESSION REGULATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION; UPTAKE SYSTEMS FOR COMPATIBLE SOLUTES;

BACTERIA;

BETAINE; ECTOINE; PROLINE;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; SOIL BIOTA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; DRY MASS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYPEROSMOLARITY; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; OSMOREGULATION; RNA TRANSLATION; SOLUTE; STRESS; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACIDS, DIAMINO; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETAINE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARRIER PROTEINS; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; GENES, BACTERIAL; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PROLINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM;

EID: 34548043711     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-0938-4     Document Type: Article

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