Cellular choline and glycine betaine pools impact osmoprotection and phospholipase C production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 4718-4726

  Fitzsimmons, Liam F ^a   Hampel, Ken J ^a   Wargo, Matthew J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; GLUCOSE; GLYCINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARBON SOURCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETAINE; CHOLINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TYPE C PHOSPHOLIPASES;

EUKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84866321530     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00596-12     Document Type: Article

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