Identification and analysis of bacterial protein secretion inhibitors utilizing a SecA-LacZ reporter fusion system

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1418-1427

  Alksne, L E ^a   Burgio, P ^a   Hu, W ^a   Feld, B ^a   Singh, M P ^a   Tuckman, M ^a   Petersen, P J ^a   Labthavikul, P ^a   Mcglynn, M ^a,b   Barbieri, L ^a   Mcdonald, L ^a   Bradford, P ^a   Dushin, R G ^a   Rothstein, D ^a,c   Projan, S J ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^c Periodontix Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SECRETION; REPORTER GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CARRIER PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, REPORTER; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034088491     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.6.1418-1427.2000     Document Type: Article

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