The sfiX, rfe and metN genes of Salmonella typhimurium and their involvement in the His(c) pleiotropic response

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 46-53

  Mouslim, C ^a   Cano, D A ^a   Casadesus J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Filamentation; IGP synthase; Methionine; UDP N acetyl D glucosamine; Vancomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; GLYCEROPHOSPHATE; METHIONINE; SYNTHETASE; TUNICAMYCIN; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CELL DIVISION; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VECTORS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PHENOTYPE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TEMPERATURE; TRANSAMINASES; TRANSFERASES (OTHER SUBSTITUTED PHOSPHATE GROUPS); TUNICAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0031703789     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050787     Document Type: Article

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