Intracellular copper accumulation enhances the growth of Kineococcus radiotolerans during chronic irradiation

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1376-1384

  Bagwell, C E ^a   Milliken, C E ^a   Ghoshroy, S ^b   Blom, D A ^b  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DETOXIFICATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IONIZING RADIATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIOACTIVITY;

CHRONIC IRRADIATION; DESICCATION; DETOXIFICATION SYSTEMS; INTRACELLULAR SEQUESTRATION; RADIOTOLERANS;

CELL GROWTH;

COBALT; COPPER; DNA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; MANGANESE; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATION; COPPER; DNA; GROWTH RATE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRRADIANCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOCHEMISTRY; COLONY FORMATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEINOCOCCUS; DETOXIFICATION; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GENOMICS; IONIZING RADIATION; KINEOCOCCUS RADIOTOLERANS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACTINOMYCETALES; COPPER; DNA REPAIR; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GAMMA RAYS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

KINEOCOCCUS RADIOTOLERANS;

EID: 40549140729     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02175-07     Document Type: Article

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