Suppressed localization of a major autolysin on Staphylococcus aureus treated with tetracycline

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 359-364

  Yamada, Sakuo ^a   Sugai, Motoyuki ^b   Komatsuzawa, Hitoshi ^b   Matsumoto, Akira ^c  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autolysin; Immunoelectron microscopy; Penicillin G; Staphylococcus aureus; Tetracycline

Indexed keywords

N ACETYLMURAMOYLALANINE AMIDASE; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METABOLISM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL MEMBRANE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; PENICILLIN G; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TETRACYCLINE;

CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; DRUG PRODUCTS; GOLD;

AUTOLYSIN; CELL SURFACES; GENE PRODUCTS; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LOCALISATION; PENICILLIN G; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE LOCALIZATION; TETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINES (TCS);

BACTERIA;

EID: 0034817022     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/50.4.359     Document Type: Article

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