Activation of the cryptic phnE permease promotes rapid adaptive evolution in a population of Escherichia coli K-12 starved for phosphate

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 253-260

  Guillemet, Mélanie L ^a,b   Moreau, Patrice L ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; PERMEASE; PHNE PERMEASE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; INCUBATION TIME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; SIGMA FACTOR;

ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 84855904410     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.06094-11     Document Type: Article

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