Regulation of the Anaerobic Metabolism in Bacillus subtilis

Advances in Microbial Physiology

Volumn 61, Issue , 2012, Pages 195-216

  Härtig, Elisabeth ^a   Jahn, Dieter ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

AlsR; Anaerobic regulation; Anaerobic respiration; Bacillus subtilis; Fermentation; Fnr; NO; NsrR; ResDE; Rex

Indexed keywords

ACETOIN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOPLASM; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84867165876     PISSN: 00652911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394423-8.00005-6     Document Type: Chapter

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