D-alanine deprivation of Bacillus subtilis teichoic acids is without effect on cell growth and morphology but affects the autolytic activity

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 123-129

  Wecke, J ^a   Perego, M ^b,d   Fischer, W ^c  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; MEMBRANE LIPID; PHOSPHORUS; TEICHOIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL GROWTH; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029775205     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1996.2.123     Document Type: Article

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