The CLO3403/CLO3404 two-component system of clostridium botulinum e1 beluga is important for cold shock response and growth at low temperatures

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 399-407

  Mascher, Gerald ^a   Derman, Yaǧmur ^a   Kirk, David G ^a   Palonen, Eveliina ^a   Lindström, Miia ^a   Korkeala, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANGING ENVIRONMENT; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI; GROWTH EFFICIENCY; LOW TEMPERATURES; RESPONSE REGULATORS; TWO COMPONENT SYSTEMS; TWO-COMPONENT SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION SYSTEMS;

AMINO ACIDS; CLOSTRIDIUM; ENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIUM; COLD TOLERANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLASMID; WILD POPULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN-HISTIDINE KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COLD SHOCK RESPONSE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COLD-SHOCK RESPONSE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PROTEIN KINASES; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84891114950     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03204-13     Document Type: Article

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