Cytosolic intermediates for cell wall biosynthesis and degradation control inducible β-lactam resistance in gram-negative bacteria

Cell

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 823-832

  Jacobs, Christine ^a,b   Frère, Jean Marie ^a   Normark, Staffan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; PENTAPEPTIDE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRIPEPTIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0343632366     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81928-5     Document Type: Article

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