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How Do Bacteria Avoid High Oxygen Concentrations?

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Bacteria, such as Escherichia coli and Azospirillum brasilense, avoid microenvironments with elevated oxygen concentrations, not by sensing reactive oxygen derivatives, but by sensing a metabolic down-shift that results from elevated oxygen levels. A novel protein, Aer, and the chemotaxis serine receptor, Tsr, have recently been identified as transducers for aerotaxis which monitor internal energy levels in the bacteria.

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  1. Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, 92350

    Igor B. Zhulin, Mark S. Johnson & Barry L. Taylor

  2. Center for Molecular Biology and Gene Therapy, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, 92350

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Zhulin, I.B., Johnson, M.S. & Taylor, B.L. How Do Bacteria Avoid High Oxygen Concentrations?. Biosci Rep 17, 335–342 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1027340813657

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