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<i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> V583 Contains a Cytochrome <i>bd</i> -Type Respiratory Oxidase

Lena Winstedt, Lena Frankenberg, Lars Hederstedt, Claes von Wachenfeldt

Journal of Bacteriology · 2000 · 95 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

We have cloned an Enterococcus faecalis gene cluster, cydABCD, which when expressed in Bacillus subtilis results in a functional cytochrome bd terminal oxidase. Our results indicate that E. faecalis V583 cells have the capacity of aerobic respiration when grown in the presence of heme.

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