Subpopulation-specific metabolic pathway usage in mixed cultures as revealed by reporter protein-based 13C analysis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1816-1821

  Rühl, Martin ^a   Hardt, Wolf Dietrich ^a   Sauer, Uwe ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFINITY PURIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; C ANALYSIS; CELLULAR PROTEINS; ELEMENT CYCLING; FLUX ANALYSIS; GAIN INSIGHT; GLUTATHIONE-S-TRANSFERASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; METABOLIC PHENOTYPE; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MIXED CULTURES; ORGANIC MATTER; PROOF OF PRINCIPLES; REPORTER PROTEIN; WILD TYPES;

AMINO ACIDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; PLANTS (BOTANY);

PROTEINS;

CARBON; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID; CARBON FLUX; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEIN; SUBPOPULATION;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; STAINING;

CARBON ISOTOPES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PROTEINS; STAINING AND LABELING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79953227401     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02696-10     Document Type: Article

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