Roles of three transporters, CbcXWV, bett1, and betT3, in pseudomonas aeruginosa choline uptake for catabolism

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3033-3041

  Malek, Adel A ^a   Chen, Chiliang ^b   Wargo, Matthew J ^c   Beattie, Gwyn A ^b   Hogan, Deborah A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETAINE; CHOLINE; COTRANSPORTER; PROTEIN BETT1; PROTEIN BETT3; PROTEIN CBCXWV; PROTEIN GBDR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CARBON SOURCE; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOLARITY; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHOLINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; METABOLISM; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 79958052128     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00160-11     Document Type: Article

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