The Fumarate Reductase of <italic toggle="yes">Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron</italic>, unlike That of <italic toggle="yes">Escherichia coli</italic>, Is Configured so that It Does Not Generate Reactive Oxygen Species

ABSTRACT The impact of oxidative stress upon organismal fitness is most apparent in the phenomenon of obligate anaerobiosis. The root cause may be multifaceted, but the intracellular generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) likely plays a key role. ROS are formed when redox enzymes accidentally t...

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Auteurs principaux: Zheng Lu, James A. Imlay
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Langue:EN
Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/40dcb61758684409ad0ef3cd586ed274
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