Alkalizing reactions streamline cellular metabolism in acidogenic microorganisms

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Arioli, Stefania ^a   Ragg, Enzio ^a   Scaglioni, Leonardo ^a   Fessas, Dimitrios ^a   Signorelli, Marco ^a   Karp, Matti ^b   Daffonchio, Daniele ^a   de Noni, Ivano ^a   Mulas, Laura ^c   Oggioni, Marco ^c   Guglielmetti, Simone ^a   Mora, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; UREA; UREASE; ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALKALI; AMMONIA; CARBONIC ACID;

ALKALINIZATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOENERGY; CATABOLISM; CELL METABOLISM; CELL PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DAIRY PRODUCT; ENTHALPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; BACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLYCOLYSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

ACIDS; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALKALIES; AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CARBONIC ACID; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLYCOLYSIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; UREA; UREASE;

EID: 78649790948     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015520     Document Type: Article

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