The cold-induced two-component system CBO0366/CBO0365 regulates metabolic pathways with novel roles in group i clostridium botulinum ATCC 3502 cold tolerance

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 306-319

  Dahlsten, Elias ^a   Zhang, Zhen ^a   Somervuo, Panu ^a   Minton, Nigel P ^b   Lindström, Miia ^a   Korkealaa, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE-BUTANOL-ETHANOL FERMENTATION; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS; MACHINERY COMPONENTS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATIONS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL CONTROL; TWO COMPONENT SYSTEMS;

ACETONE; ARSENIC; BIOASSAY; BIOCHIPS; CLOSTRIDIUM; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; CHROMOSOME; COLD TOLERANCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; LOW TEMPERATURE; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL DNA; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COLD; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULON;

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COLD TEMPERATURE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULON; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84891129963     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03173-13     Document Type: Article

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