Inactivation of the phosphoglucomutase gene pgm in Corynebacterium glutamicum affects cell shape and glycogen metabolism

Bioscience Reports

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 645-654

  Seibold, Gerd M ^a   Eikmanns, Bernhard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon capacitor; Cell morphology; Corynebacterium glutamicum; Glycogen metabolism; Maltose metabolism; Pgm; Phosphoglucomutase; glucose 1 phosphate

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 1 PHOSPHATE; GLYCOGEN; MALTOSE; PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUCOSE PHOSPHATE; ISOENZYME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL SHAPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE INACTIVATION; GLYCOGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE GENE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE;

CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATES; GLYCOGEN; ISOENZYMES; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE;

EID: 84883784975     PISSN: 01448463     EISSN: 15734935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BSR20130076     Document Type: Article

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