Role of potassium uptake systems in sinorhizobium meliloti osmoadaptation and symbiotic performance

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2133-2143

  Ana, Domínguez Ferreras ^a   Muñoz, Socorro ^a   Olivares, José ^a   Soto, María J ^a   Sanjuán, Juan ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM ION; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOACCUMULATION; COMPUTER MODEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETIC CODE; HYPEROSMOTIC STRESS; KDP GENE; KUP1 GENE; KUP2 GENE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIOSIS; TRK GENE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OSMOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI 1021;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OSMOSIS; PLANT ROOTS; POTASSIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 64049118359     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01567-08     Document Type: Article

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