A fresh view of the cell biology of copper in enterobacteria

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 447-454

  Nies, Dietrich H ^a   Herzberg, Martin ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; COBALT; COPPER EXPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; COPPER ION; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; ZINC;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; COPPER RESISTANCE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; CYTOTOXICITY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LYSOGENIZATION; METAL METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; COPPER; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 84873055243     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12123     Document Type: Note

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