Erythromycin- and chloramphenicol-induced ribosomal assembly defects are secondary effects of protein synthesis inhibition

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 563-571

  Siibak, Triinu ^a   Peil, Lauri ^a   Xiong, Liqun ^b   Mankin, Alexander ^b   Remme, Jaanus ^a   Tenson, Tanel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN RESISTANCE PEPTIDE; RIFAMPICIN; RNA 16S; RNA 23S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ERYTHROMYCIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RIBOSOMES; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 59749083182     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00870-08     Document Type: Article

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