ShmR is essential for utilization of heme as a nutritional iron source in Sinorhizobium meliloti

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 6473-6475

  Amarelle, Vanesa ^a   O'Brian, Mark R ^b   Fabiano, Elena ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PORPHYRINS;

IRON SOURCES; OUTER MEMBRANES; PROTOPORPHYRIN; RECEPTOR PROTEINS; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; TRANSPORT SYSTEMS;

HEMOGLOBIN;

BACTERIAL DNA; GENOMIC DNA; HEME; HEMIN; IRON;

GALLIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; IRON; MUTATION; PROTEIN; RHIZOBACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRITION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHMR GENE; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HEME; IRON; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTATION; PROTOPORPHYRINS; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 54949127912     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01590-08     Document Type: Article

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