Glycine betaine catabolism contributes to pseudomonas syringae tolerance to hyperosmotic stress by relieving betaine-mediated suppression of compatible solute synthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2415-2423

  Li, Shanshan ^a   Yu, Xilan ^a   Beattie, Gwyn A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETAINE; GBCAB PROTEIN; GBDR PROTEIN; SUCCINIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BEAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; HEAT TOLERANCE; HYPEROSMOTIC STRESS; MEDIATOR; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OSMOLARITY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; REDUCTION; SOLUTE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETAINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLYCINE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 84878000016     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00094-13     Document Type: Article

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