Differential behaviors of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli type II DNA topoisomerases

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2714-2720

  Blanche, Francis ^a   Cameron, Béatrice ^a   Bernard, François Xavier ^a   Maton, Laurent ^a   Manse, Bénédicte ^a   Ferrero, Lucy ^a   Ratet, Nathalie ^a   Lecoq, Claudine ^a   Goniot, Anne ^a   Bisch, Didier ^a   Crouzet, Joel ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CROSS RESISTANCE; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA METABOLISM; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENZYME REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 10544254692     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.12.2714     Document Type: Article

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