A defect in cell wall recycling triggers autolysis during the stationary growth phase of Escherichia coli

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 4108-4117

  Templin, Markus F ^a   Ursinus, Astrid ^a   Höltje, Joachim Volker ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial targets; L,D carboxypeptidase; Murein precursor; Murein recycling; Stationary growth phase

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOMETHYL 6 (1 HYDROXYETHYL) 2 PENEM 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; CEFMINOX; CEPHALOSPORIN C; IMIPENEM; NOCARDICIN A; PENICILLIN G; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DISRUPTION; GROWTH CURVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; RECYCLING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES A; CELL WALL; DNA PRIMERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033517146     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.15.4108     Document Type: Article

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