Neisseria meningitidis, a nasopharyngeal commensal and the causative agent of meningococcal disease in humans, is exposed to nitrosative stress in its biological niche. The genome of the meningococcus contains the genes aniA and norB, coding for a nitrite reductase and a nitric oxide reductase, respectively. Together these constitute a partial denitrification pathway, which the meningococcus uses to supplement its growth under microaerobic conditions.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:489140 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Laver, Jay Robert |
| Publisher | University of Sheffield |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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