Article
Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase has a role in oxidative stress resistance and in modulating changes in cell-surface properties in Azospirillum brasilense Sp245.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Apr 2009
Wasim Mariam, Bible Amber N, Xie Zhihong, Alexandre Gladys
Abstract excerpt
An ahpC mutant derivative of Azospirillum brasilense Sp245 (strain SK586) that encodes an alkyl hydroperoxide reductase was found to be more sensitive to oxidative stress caused by organic hydroperoxides compared with the wild-type. In addition, the ahpC mutant strain had multiple defects in a large array of cellular functions that were consistent with alteration of cell-surface properties, such as cell...
Topics
- Azospirillum brasilense
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Bacterial Proteins
- Cell Membrane
- Chemotaxis
- Culture Media
- Flocculation
- Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
- Heat-Shock Response
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Oxidative Stress
- Peroxiredoxins