Staphylococcal peptidoglycan interpeptide bridge biosynthesis: A novel antistaphylococcal target?

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-41

  Kopp, Ursula ^a   Roos, Martin ^b   Wecke, Jörg ^b   Labischinski, Harald ^a  

^a BAYER AG   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BRIDGED PEPTIDE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GLYCINE; IMIPENEM; LYSOSTAPHIN; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CHEMICAL MUTAGENESIS; GENE ACTIVATION; GLYCOPROTEIN SYNTHESIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029759502     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1996.2.29     Document Type: Article

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