Genetic analysis of peptidoglycan biosynthesis in mycobacteria: Characterization of a ddlA mutant of Mycobacterium smegmatis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 6854-6856

  Belanger, A E ^a   Porter, J C ^a   Hatfull, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO ALANINE DEXTRO ALANINE LIGASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; TEMPERATURE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0034459503     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.23.6854-6856.2000     Document Type: Article

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