Perturbation of cell wall synthesis suppresses autolysis in Staphylococcus aureus: Evidence for coregulation of cell wall synthetic and hydrolytic enzymes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 7573-7580

  Antignac, Aude ^a   Sieradzki, Krzysztof ^a   Tomasz, Alexander ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFTRIAXONE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROLASE; OXACILLIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN HYDROLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PBPB GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIOLYSIS; BETA-LACTAMS; CELL WALL; HYDROLASES; KINETICS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 35648932478     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01048-07     Document Type: Article

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