Cell wall monoglycine cross-bridges and methicillin hypersusceptibility in a femAB null mutant of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-16

  Strandén, Anne M ^a   Ehlert, Kerstin ^b   Labischinski, Harald ^b   Berger BÄCHI, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIUM MUTANT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031019864     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.1.9-16.1997     Document Type: Article

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