Streptococcus pneumoniae folate biosynthesis responds to environmental CO2 levels

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1573-1582

  Burghout, Peter ^a   Zomer, Aldert ^a   van der Gaast de Jongh, Christa E ^a   Janssen Megens, Eva M ^b   Françoijs, Kees Jan ^b   Stunnenberg, Hendrik G ^b   Hermans, Peter W M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; DIHYDROFOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; FOLYLPOLYGLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; PTEROPTIN;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENE MUTATION; HYDRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRANSPOSON;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ANHYDRASES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; FOLIC ACID; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84875539169     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01942-12     Document Type: Article

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