Screening systems for detecting inhibitors of cell wall transglycosylation in Enterococcus. Cell wall transglycosylation inhibitors in Enterococcus

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 471-479

  Mani, Nagraj ^a   Sanchet, Praveen ^a   Jiang, Zhi Dong ^a   McNaney, Colleen ^a   DeCenzo, Maureen ^a   Knighti, Ben ^a   Stankis, Mary ^a   Kuranda, Mike ^a   Rothstein, David M ^a,b  

^a MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^b Periodontix Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BAMBERMYCIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; THIEVALIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; FERMENTATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENE FUSION; GLYCOSYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 0031782070     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.51.471     Document Type: Article

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