The halophilic alkalithermophile Natranaerobius thermophilus adapts to multiple environmental extremes using a large repertoire of Na +(K+)/H+ antiporters

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 270-281

  Mesbah, Noha M ^a,c   Cook, Gregory M ^b   Wiegel, Juergen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPORTER; POTASSIUM ION; PROTON; SODIUM ION;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NATRANAEROBIUS THERMOPHILUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYTOPLASM; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SODIUM; SODIUM-HYDROGEN ANTIPORTER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 70349897069     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06845.x     Document Type: Article

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