Identification of the gene encoding the alternative sigma factor sigmaB from Listeria monocytogenes and its role in osmotolerance.

Abstract excerpt

Listeria monocytogenes is well known for its robust physiology, which permits growth at low temperatures under conditions of high osmolarity and low pH. Although studies have provided insight into the mechanisms used by L. monocytogenes to allay the physiological consequences of these adverse env...

Topics

• Adaptation, Physiological
• Amino Acid Sequence
• Bacterial Proteins
• Base Sequence
• Betaine
• Cloning, Molecular
• DNA, Bacterial
• Listeria monocytogenes
• Molecular Sequence Data
• Mutation
• Osmolar Concentration
• Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
• Sigma Factor