Viability of an Escherichia coli pgsA null mutant lacking detectable phosphatidylglycerol and cardiolipin

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 371-376

  Kikuchi, Shin ^a   Shibuya, Isao ^a   Matsumoto, Kouji ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN; GLYCEROLPHOSPHATE PHOSPHATIDYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIPOPROTEIN DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

CARDIOLIPINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROLS; TRANSFERASES (OTHER SUBSTITUTED PHOSPHATE GROUPS);

EID: 0033988057     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.2.371-376.2000     Document Type: Article

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