A kirromycin-resistant EF-Tu species reverses streptomycin dependence of Escherichia coli strains mutated in ribosomal protein S12

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3309-3316

  Zuurmond, Anne Marie ^a   Zeef, Leo A H ^a,b   Kraal, Barend ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elongation factor Tu; Error prone mutations; rpsL; Translational accuracy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; ELONGATION FACTOR TU; MOCIMYCIN; POLYENE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RNA 16S; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC SELECTION; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032434688     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-12-3309     Document Type: Article

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