Adaptation of Bacillus subtilis carbon core metabolism to simultaneous nutrient limitation and osmotic challenge: A multi-omics perspective

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1898-1917

  Kohlstedt, Michael ^a,b   Sappa, Praveen K ^c   Meyer, Hanna ^d   Maaß, Sandra ^d   Zaprasis, Adrienne ^e   Hoffmann, Tamara ^e   Becker, Judith ^a,b   Steil, Leif ^c   Hecker, Michael ^d   van Dijl, Jan Maarten ^f   Lalk, Michael ^d   Mäder, Ulrike ^c   Stülke, Jörg ^g   Bremer, Erhard ^e   Völker, Uwe ^c   Wittmann, Christoph ^a,b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^e PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETAINE; PROTEOME; TRANSCRIPTOME;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SALT TOLERANCE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETAINE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PROTEOME; SALT-TOLERANCE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84908074616     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12438     Document Type: Article

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