title: [The characteristics of potassium ion transport across the bacterial membranes in a vaccinal culture of Francisella tularensis].
abstract: The presence of the systems of energy-dependent accumulation of potassium ions and their passive exchange for protons in cytoplasmic bacterial membranes of F. tularensis strain 15 has been demonstrated by means of a K(+)-selective electrode and the turbidimetric method. The kinetic parameters of the energy-dependent K+ transport: Km = 0.83 +/- 0.20 mM K+, Vmax = 0.23 +/- 0.04 mM K+/mg of dry weight. min. Under the conditions of anoxia F. tularensis cannot retain potassium ions in their cytoplasm, and thus they are considered to be incapable of anaerobiosis.
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Puchkov
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Pinchukova
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ivanov
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001692:Biological Transport; D015687:Cell Hypoxia / Q000502:physiology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000378:metabolism*; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D011522:Protons; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D011522:Protons; D011188:Potassium
vernacular_title: Kharakteristika transporta ionov kaliia cherez membrany bakteriĭ vaktsinnoĭ kul'tury Francisella tularensis.