Increased sensitivity to oxidative challenges associated with topA deletion in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 829-832

  Tse Dinh, Yuk Ching ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL KILLING; DNA SUPERCOILING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE I; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHYLMALEIMIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 0033966498     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.3.829-832.2000     Document Type: Article

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