Alteration of Escherichia coli topoisomerase IV to novobiocin resistance

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 941-947

  Hardy, Christine D ^a   Cozzarelli, Nicholas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); DNA TOPOISOMERASE IV; NOVOBIOCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SUPERCOILING; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CODON; COUMARINS; DNA GYRASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE IV; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NOVOBIOCIN;

EID: 0037416969     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.3.941-947.2003     Document Type: Article

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