Lysine decarboxylase of Vibrio parahaemolyticus: Kinetics of transcription and role in acid resistance

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1283-1293

  Tanaka, Y ^a   Kimura, B ^a   Takahashi, H ^a   Watanabe, T ^a   Obata, H ^b   Kai, A ^b   Morozumi, S ^b   Fujii, T ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid tolerance; Food; Genes; Lysine decarboxylase; Regulation; Stress response

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CARBOXYLATION; TRANSCRIPTION;

ACID ACCUMULATIONS; ACID ADAPTATION; ACID TOLERANCE; ACIDIC CONDITIONS; DECARBOXYLASES; LYSINE DECARBOXYLASE; REGULATION; STRESSES RESPONSE; V. PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

ACID RESISTANCE;

CADAVERINE; LYSINE; LYSINE DECARBOXYLASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ACID; ACIDITY; ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; KINETICS; SURVIVAL; TOLERANCE;

ACID TOLERANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DECARBOXYLATION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 42149149977     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03652.x     Document Type: Article

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