Screening of essential genes in Staphylococcus aureus N315 using comparative genomics and allelic replacement mutagenesis

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 623-632

  Ko, Kwan Soo ^a,b   Lee, Ji Young ^a   Song, Jae Hoon ^a,b   Baek, Jin Yang ^a   Oh, Won Sup ^b   Chun, Jongsik ^c   Yoon, Ha Sik ^d  

^a Asia Pacific Foundation for Infectious Diseases (APFID)   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d LG Chemical Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Allelic replacement mutagenesis; Essential genes; Genomics; New antimicrobial agent; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOMICS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 33646586711     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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