The detection of possible sensor histidine kinases regulating citrate/malate metabolism from the bovine rumen microbial ecosystem

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 462-466

  Sun, W ^a,c   Mitsumori, M ^b,c   Takenaka, A ^b,c  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accessory gene regulator C; C4 dicarboxylates; Citrate; Rumen bacteria; Sensor histidine protein kinase; Two component regulatory system

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; CARBOXYLATION; CLONING; ECOSYSTEMS; ENZYMES; GENES; MAMMALS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACCESSORY GENE REGULATOR C; C4-DICARBOXYLATE; CITRATE; DICARBOXYLATES; GENE REGULATORS; HISTIDINE PROTEIN KINASE; MICROBIAL ECOSYSTEM; RUMEN BACTERIA; SENSOR HISTIDINE PROTEIN KINASE; TWO-COMPONENT REGULATORY SYSTEMS;

METABOLISM;

CITRIC ACID; MALIC ACID; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE;

AMINO ACIDS; DNA; ENZYMES; FERMENTATION; GENES; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDES;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC ACID; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUMINANT;

AGRC GENE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ENZYME METABOLISM; GENE CONTROL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUORUM SENSING; REGULATOR GENE; RUMEN MICROORGANISM; RUMINANT STOMACH;

BOVINAE;

EID: 54249127844     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2008.02460.x     Document Type: Article

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