Cysteine desulphurase-encoding gene sufS2 is required for the repressor function of RirA and oxidative resistance in Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Microbiology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 160, Issue PART 1, 2014, Pages 79-90

  Bhubhanil, Sakkarin ^a,b   Niamyim, Phettree ^a,b   Sukchawalit, Rojana ^a,b,c   Mongkolsuk, Skorn ^b,c,d  

^a Research and Innovation   (Thailand)

^b THAILAND CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICS   (Thailand)

^c Chulabhorn Research Institute   (Thailand)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; RHIZOBIAL IRON REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULON; REPRESSOR GENE; SUFS2 GENE;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OXIDANTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84891615683     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: 14652080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.068643-0     Document Type: Article

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