Transcription analysis of the Staphylococcus aureus gene encoding penicillin-binding protein 4

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2651-2657

  Domanski, Tammy L ^a,d   De Jonge, Boudewijn L M ^b,e   Bayles, Kenneth W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 4; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030934763     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.8.2651-2657.1997     Document Type: Article

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