The periplasmic murein peptide-binding protein MppA is a negative regulator of multiple antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 4842-4847

  Li, Hongshan ^a   Park, James T ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BINDING PROTEIN; CEFOXITIN; CYCLOHEXANE; MUTANT PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN MPPA; TETRACYCLINE; TRIPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 0032839003     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.16.4842-4847.1999     Document Type: Article

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