Dependence of peptidoglycan metabolism on phospholipid synthesis during growth of Escherichia coli

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2871-2877

  Rodionov, Dmitrii G ^a   Ishiguro, Edward E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Penicillin tolerance; Peptidoglycan; Phospholipid; lactam antibiotics

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CERULENIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GLYCEROL; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' DIPHOSPHATE; GYRASE INHIBITOR; NORFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DRUG TOLERANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; STARVATION; STRESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029902238     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-10-2871     Document Type: Article

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