Visualization of imbalances in sulfur assimilation and synthesis of sulfur-containing amino acids at the single-cell level

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 6730-6736

  Hoffmann, Kristina ^a   Grünberger, Alexander ^a   Lausberg, Frank ^a   Bott, Michael ^a   Eggeling, Lothar ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SULFUR;

ACETYL TRANSFERASE; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; DETECTION LIMITS; O-ACETYL SERINES; REFERENCE STRAINS; SINGLE-CELL LEVEL; SULFUR CONCENTRATIONS; SULFUR LIMITATION;

SULFUR DETERMINATION;

AMINO ACID; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SULFUR;

CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM;

AMINO ACID; CYSTEINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HOMOSERINE; O ACETYLSERINE; O-ACETYLSERINE; SERINE; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; CYTOPLASM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACIDS; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; CYSTEINE; CYTOPLASM; HOMOSERINE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SERINE; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS; SULFUR;

EID: 84886877746     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01804-13     Document Type: Article

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