Alternative sigma factor sigK has a role in stress tolerance of group I Clostridium botulinum strain ATCC 3502

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3867-3869

  Dahlsten, Elias ^a   Kirk, David ^a   Lindström, Miia ^a   Korkeala, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; HYPEROSMOTIC CONDITIONS; OSMOTIC STRESS; SIGMA FACTOR; STRESS TOLERANCE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA;

PRIMER DNA; SIGMA K; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MUTAGENICITY; OSMOSIS; STRESS RESISTANCE; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COLD; FOOD SAFETY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COLD TEMPERATURE; DNA PRIMERS; FOOD SAFETY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 84878564424     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.04036-12     Document Type: Article

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