Promoter and transcription analysis of penicillin-binding protein genes in Streptococcus gordonii

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2774-2783

  Haenni, Marisa ^a   Moreillon, Philippe ^a   Lazarevic, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 1A; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 1B; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2B; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2X; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLYCOSYLATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PENICILLINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); STREPTOCOCCUS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 34547627693     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01127-06     Document Type: Article

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