Pseudomonas syringae BetT is a low-affinity choline transporter that is responsible for superior osmoprotection by choline over glycine betaine

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2717-2725

  Chen, Chiliang ^a   Beattie, Gwyn A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BETAINE; CARNITINE; CHOLINE; PROLINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETAINE; CHOLINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 41949085567     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01585-07     Document Type: Article

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