The PmrA-regulated pmrC gene mediates phosphoethanolamine modification of lipid A and polymyxin resistance in Salmonella enterica

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 4124-4133

  Lee, Hyunwoo ^a   Hsu, Fong Fu ^a   Turk, John ^a   Groisman, Eduardo A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOARABINOSE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARABINOSE DERIVATIVE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LIPID A; PHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE; POLYMYXIN B; PROTEIN PMRA; PROTEIN PMRB; PROTEIN PMRC; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PBG GENE; PBGP GENE; PMRC GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ETHANOLAMINES; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; GENES, BACTERIAL; LIPID A; POLYMYXIN B; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 3042513872     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.13.4124-4133.2004     Document Type: Article

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