The stringent response of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is required for long-term survival

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 4889-4898

  Primm, T P ^a   Andersen, S J ^a   Mizrahi, V ^a   Avarbock, D ^a   Rubin, H ^a   Barry III, C E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL SURVIVAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; KNOCKOUT GENE; MACROPHAGE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STARVATION;

CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIA; GENOTYPE; GUANOSINE PENTAPHOSPHATE; HUMANS; LIGASES; MACROPHAGES; MUTAGENESIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHENOTYPE; TIME FACTORS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0033872759     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.17.4889-4898.2000     Document Type: Article

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