aarC, an essential gene involved in density-dependent regulation of the 2'-N-acetyltransferase in Providencia stuartii

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2267-2273

  Rather, Philip N ^a,b,c   Solinsky, Kimberly A ^b   Paradise, Michael R ^b   Parojcic, Milica M ^a  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Infectious Diseases Section 1110W   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENE PRODUCT; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL VIABILITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII;

EID: 0030909921     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.7.2267-2273.1997     Document Type: Article

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