Peptidoglycan synthesis in the absence of class A penicillin-binding proteins in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1423-1431

  McPherson, Derrell C ^a   Popham, David L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BAMBERMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GLYCAN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; KANAMYCIN; LINCOMYCIN; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; MIKAMYCIN B; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; SPECTINOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE DELETION; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037315095     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.4.1423-1431.2003     Document Type: Article

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