| dc.creator |
Cox , David L . |
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| dc.date |
2011 -02 -18T19 :32 :39Z |
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| dc.date |
1979 -08 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2012 -11 -29T21 :00 :48Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2012 -11 -29T21 :00 :48Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2012 -11 -29 |
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| dc.identifier |
http : / /hdl .handle .net /2346 /11143 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http : / /hdl .handle .net /2346 /11143 |
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| dc.description |
Most strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae require supplimental carbon dioxide (C0„ ) or bicarbonate (HCO ) for growth upon primary isolation . 14 1 In initial growth studies using ( C ) bicarbonate , Talley and Baugh demonstrated that most of the bicarbonate assimilated during the growth of the organism was found in the protein and nucleic acid fractions .
Cox and Baugh reported that the Michaelis constant for HCO of partially purified phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPCase ) from N^ . gonorrhoeae to be 0 .27 mM and concluded that this enzyme was probably not the direct cause of the organism's requirement for supplemental HCO , for growth . This Michaelis constant was several times lower than that of PEPCases from any other bacteria even those not requiring supplemental HCO _ for growth . |
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| dc.language |
en _US |
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| dc.publisher |
Texas Tech University |
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| dc.rights |
unrestricted |
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| dc.subject |
Gonorrhea |
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| dc.subject |
Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
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| dc.title |
Enzymatic mechanisms of HCO3 / CO2 assimilation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
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| dc.type |
Electronic Dissertation |
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