IrrE, a global regulator of extreme radiation resistance in Deinococcus radiodurans, enhances salt tolerance in Escherichia coli and Brassica napus.

IrrE, a global regulator of extreme radiation resistance in Deinococcus radiodurans, enhances salt tolerance in Escherichia coli and Brassica napus.

BACKGROUND: Globally, about 20% of cultivated land is now affected by salinity. Salt tolerance is a trait of importance to all crops in saline soils. Previous efforts to improve salt tolerance in crop plants have met with only limited success. Bacteria of the genus Deinococcus are known for their ab...

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Main Authors: Jie Pan, Jin Wang, Zhengfu Zhou, Yongliang Yan, Wei Zhang, Wei Lu, Shuzhen Ping, Qilin Dai, Menglong Yuan, Bin Feng, Xiaoguang Hou, Ying Zhang, Ruiqiang Ma, Tingting Liu, Lu Feng, Lei Wang, Ming Chen, Min Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2635966?pdf=render

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