Osmoprotectants in Halomonas elongata: high-affinity betaine transport system and choline-betaine pathway
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Osmoprotectants in Halomonas elongata: high-affinity betaine transport system and choline-betaine pathway.
The osmoregulatory pathways of the moderately halophilic bacterium Halomonas elongata DSM 3043 have been investigated. This strain grew optimally at 1.5 to 2 M NaCl in M63 glucose-defined medium. It required at least 0.5 M NaCl for growth, which is a higher concentration than that exhibited by the H. elongata type strain ATCC 33173. Externally provided betaine, choline, or choline-O-sulfate (bu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bacteriology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0021-9193,1098-5530
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.24.7221-7226.1996