The mutation that makes Escherichia coli resistant to λ P gene-mediated host lethality is located within the DNA initiator gene dnaA of the bacterium

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-96

  Datta, Indrani ^a   Banik Maiti, Sarbani ^a   Adhikari, Lopa ^a   Sau, Subrata ^a   Das, Niranjan ^a   Mandal, Nitai Chandra ^a  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

DNA replication; dnaA gene of E. coli; Lambda P gene; rpl mutation; P lethality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNAA PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; DNA REPLICATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; LETHAL GENE; METABOLISM; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, LETHAL; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 21244502219     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: 12258687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2005.38.1.089     Document Type: Article

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