Compensatory periplasmic nitrate reductase activity supports anaerobic growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 in the absence of membrane nitrate reductase

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1133-1144

  Van Alst, Nadine E ^a   Sherrill, Lani A ^a   Iglewski, Barbara H ^a   Haidaris, Constantine G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Nitrate reductase regulation genetic; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ATP SYNTHESIS; BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES; DELETION MUTANTS; GROWTH ARREST; INNER MEMBRANES; LIQUID CULTURE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRATE REDUCTASE REGULATION GENETIC; NITRATE SENSORS; P.AERUGINOSA; PERIPLASMIC NITRATE REDUCTASE; PROTON-MOTIVE FORCES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPONSE REGULATORS; STATIONARY PHASE; TERMINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; TRANSMEMBRANES; WILD TYPES;

BINDING ENERGY; BINDING SITES; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY;

NITRATES;

NITRATE REDUCTASE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; MUTATION; NITRATE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DELETION MUTANT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROWTH DISORDER; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRITES; OPERON; PERIPLASM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 70350228801     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W09-065     Document Type: Article

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