Differential regulation of six heavy metal efflux systems in the response of Myxococcus xanthus to copper

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 6069-6076

  Moraleda Muñoz, Aurelio ^a   Pérez, Juana ^a   Luis Extremera, Antonio ^a   Muñoz Dorado, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER HOMEOSTASIS; COPPER SENSITIVITY; DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION; DIVALENT METALS; EFFLUX PUMPS; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; MONOVALENT METALS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; SIGNATURE SEQUENCES; TOXIC EFFECT; TRANS-MEMBRANE DOMAINS;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; BODY FLUIDS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; HEAVY METALS; METALS; ZINC;

COPPER;

CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; COPPER;

BACTERIUM; GENOME; GROWTH RATE; HEAVY METAL; HOMEOSTASIS; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; ELECTROPORATION; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COPPER; ELECTROPORATION; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PLASMIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 77956832907     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00753-10     Document Type: Article

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