Physiological and proteomic analysis of Escherichia coli iron-limited chemostat growth

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 196, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 2748-2761

  Folsom, James Patrick ^a   Parker, Albert E ^a,b   Carlson, Ross P ^a  

^a Idaho National Laboratory   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOLYTIC ENZYME; IRON; LACTIC ACID; TRICARBOXYLIC ACID;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL DENSITY; CHEMOSTAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; STEADY STATE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSE; GLYCOLYSIS; IRON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTEOMICS;

EID: 84903896000     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01606-14     Document Type: Article

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