Bacterial modification of LPS and resistance to antimicrobial peptides

Journal of Endotoxin Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-62

  Gunn, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARABINOSE DERIVATIVE; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; FATTY ACID; LIPID A; O ANTIGEN; PHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACETYLATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE LOSS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOST; HYDROXYLATION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANSPOSON;

AMINO SUGARS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PHENOTYPE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MIRABILIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0034985868     PISSN: 09680519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096805101101532558     Document Type: Conference Paper

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