CtaA of Staphylococcus aureus is required for starvation survival, recovery, and cytochrome biosynthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 501-507

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYTOCHROME; FERROCHELATASE; GLUCOSE; HEME; HEMOLYSIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STARVATION; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032899044     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.2.501-507.1999     Document Type: Article

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