Characterization of the Staphylococcus aureus mprF gene, involved in lysinylation of phosphatidylglycerol

Microbiology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-51

  Oku, Yusuke ^a   Kurokawa, Kenji ^a   Ichihashi, Norikazu ^a   Sekimizu, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; LYSINE; LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROTEIN MPRF; SYNTHETASE; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 1642555530     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.26706-0     Document Type: Article

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