Aerobic TMAO respiration in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 484-494

  Ansaldi, Mireille ^a   Théraulaz, Laurence ^a   Baraquet, Claudine ^a   Panis, Gaël ^a   Méjean, Vincent ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; BREATHING; CELL DENSITY; DNA SUPERCOILING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOR SYSTEM;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHYLAMINES; OPERON; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-NH GROUP DONORS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34748883824     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05936.x     Document Type: Article

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