Flexibility of syntrophic enzyme systems in desulfovibrio species ensures their adaptation capability to environmental changes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 4900-4914

  Meyer, Birte ^a   Kuehl, Jennifer V ^b   Deutschbauer, Adam M ^b   Arkin, Adam P ^b   Stahl, David A ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C3; MENAQUINONE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PYRUVIC ACID; QUINONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHEMOSTAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOVIBRIO; DESULFOVIBRIO ALASKENSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROWTH RATE; LIFESTYLE; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOSPIRILLUM HUNGATEI; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; DESULFOVIBRIO; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; LACTIC ACID; METHANE; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOSPIRILLUM; MUTATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 84885993468     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00504-13     Document Type: Article

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