Kinetic analysis of growth rate, ATP, and pigmentation suggests an energy-spilling function for the pigment prodigiosin of Serratia marcescens

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 7453-7463

  Haddix, Pryce L ^a   Jones, Sarah ^a   Patel, Pratik ^a   Burnham, Sarah ^a   Knights, Kaori ^a   Powell, Joan N ^a   LaForm, Amber ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PRODIGIOSIN;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CELL DEATH; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CULTURE MEDIA; CYANIDES; INOSITOL; KINETICS; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PIGMENTATION; PRODIGIOSIN; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 55549084205     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00909-08     Document Type: Article

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