Structure of the low-affinity penicillin-binding protein 5 PBP5fm in wild-type and highly penicillin-resistant strains of Enterococcus faecium

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 4948-4957

  Zorzi, Willy ^a   Zhou, Xiang Yang ^b   Dardenne, Olivier ^a   Lamotte, Josette ^a   Raze, Dominique ^a   Pierre, Josianne ^b   Gutmann, Laurent ^b   Coyette, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 10144243973     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.16.4948-4957.1996     Document Type: Article

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