The role of O-acetylation in the metabolism of peptidoglycan in Providencia stuartii

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 135-140

  Payie, Kenneth G ^a   Strating, Henri ^a   Clarke, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; HYDROLASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MIRABILIS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII;

EID: 0029738252     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1996.2.135     Document Type: Article

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