Evidence that Vibrio vulnificus ahpC2 is essential for survival under high salinity by modulating intracellular level of ROS

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 129-133

  Koh, Myung Jin ^a   Lee, Hyun Sung ^a   Rhee, Jee Eun ^b   Choi, Sang Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ROS; Salt stress; V. vulnificus ahpC2

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PEROXIREDOXIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SALINITY; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; MUTATION; PEROXIREDOXINS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 77949305812     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-009-0227-2     Document Type: Article

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