A vancomycin-inducible LacZ reporter system in Bacillus subtilis: Induction by antibiotics that inhibit cell wall synthesis and by lysozyme

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 6305-6309

  Ulijasz, Andrew T ^a   Grenader, Arcady ^a   Weisblum, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CELL SURVIVAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

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

EID: 0029972190     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.21.6305-6309.1996     Document Type: Article

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