Stress responses as a tool to detect and characterize the mode of action of antibacterial agents

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 5023-5027

  Bianchi, Allison A ^a   Baneyx, François ^a,b  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBENICILLIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; POLYMYXIN B;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FUSION; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STREPTOMYCES; STRESS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032702687     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.11.5023-5027.1999     Document Type: Article

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