Characterization of the starvation-survival response of Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1750-1758

  Watson, Sean P ^a   Clements, Mark O ^a   Foster, Simon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLUCOSE; METHIONINE; PENICILLIN G; PHOSPHATE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL SIZE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUOROGRAPHY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STARVATION; SURVIVAL;

POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031921754     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.7.1750-1758.1998     Document Type: Article

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