Characterization of a ferric uptake regulator (Fur)-mutant of the cyanotrophic bacterium Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes CECT5344

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 190, Issue , 2014, Pages 2-10

  Becerra, Gracia ^a   Merchán, Faustino ^a   Blasco, Rafael ^a   Igeño, M Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cyanide biodegradation; FiuA; Fur; Iron; PrrF

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CYANIDES; IRON;

EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FIUA; FUR; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALS; IRON ACCUMULATION; MANGANESE IONS; PRRF; WILD-TYPE STRAIN;

BACTERIA;

CYANIDE; FERRIC UPTAKE REGULATOR; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; MANGANESE; MENADIONE; PARAQUAT; RUFOCROMOMYCIN; SIDEROPHORE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FERRIC UPTAKE REGULATING PROTEINS, BACTERIAL; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PSEUDOMONAS PSEUDOALCALIGENES; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS PSEUDOALCALIGENES;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYANIDES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS PSEUDOALCALIGENES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STREPTONIGRIN;

EID: 84911397850     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.03.030     Document Type: Article

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