Erwinia chrysanthemi O antigen is required for betaine osmoprotection in high-salt media

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 5547-5550

  Touzé, Thierry ^a   Goude, Renan ^a   Georgeault, Sylvie ^a   Blanco, Carlos ^a   Bonnassie, Sylvie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; O ANTIGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ERWINIA; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETAINE; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENES, BACTERIAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; O ANTIGENS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PECTOBACTERIUM CHRYSANTHEMI; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 3843140449     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.16.5547-5550.2004     Document Type: Article

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