Analysis of the role of the Cronobacter sakazakii ProP homologues in osmotolerance

Gut Pathogens

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Feeney, Audrey ^a   Johnston, Christopher D ^a   Govender, Rodney ^a   O'Mahony, Jim ^a   Coffey, Aidan ^a   Sleator, Roy D ^a  

^a Department of Chemistry   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cronobacter; Osmolytes; Osmotolerance; Proline; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902357543     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17574749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-4749-6-15     Document Type: Article

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