Rapid induction and reversal of a bacteriostatic condition by controlled expression of toxins and antitoxins

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 501-510

  Pedersen, Kim ^a   Christensen, Susanne K ^a   Gerdes, Kenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITOXIN; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOSTASIS; CELL KILLING; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSLATION;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036067108     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.03027.x     Document Type: Article

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