Constitutive septal murein synthesis in Escherichia coli with impaired activity of the morphogenetic proteins RodA and penicillin-binding protein 2

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 4115-4126

  De Pedro, M A ^a   Donachie, W D ^a   Holtje J V ^a   Schwarz, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECILLINAM; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; RODA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

AMDINOCILLIN; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MORPHOGENESIS; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PENICILLINS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034976746     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.14.4115-4126.2001     Document Type: Article

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