Inhibition of cell wall turnover and autolysis by vancomycin in a highly vancomycin-resistant mutant of Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2557-2566

  Sieradzki, Krzysztof ^a   Tomasz, Alexander ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030899029     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.8.2557-2566.1997     Document Type: Article

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