Biosynthesis of the osmoprotectant ectoine, but not glycine betaine, is critical for survival of osmotically stressed Vibrio parahaemolyticus cells

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 5038-5049

  Ongagna Yhombi, Serge ^a   Boyd, Fidelma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPATIBLE SOLUTES; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENTS; EXPRESSION ANALYSIS; OSMOPROTECTANTS; SOLE CARBON SOURCE; V. PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

AMINO ACIDS;

ASPARTIC ACID; BETAINE; CHOLINE; DIAMINO ACID; ECTOINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

DOMINANCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; GROWTH RATE; MICROORGANISM; MUTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SOLUTE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

AMINO ACIDS, DIAMINO; ASPARTIC ACID; BETAINE; CHOLINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 84880981991     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01008-13     Document Type: Article

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