The Molecular Alarmone (p)ppGpp Mediates Stress Responses, Vancomycin Tolerance, and Virulence in Enterococcus faecalis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2248-2256

  Abranches, Jacqueline ^a   Martinez, Alaina R ^a   Kajfasz, Jessica K ^a   Chavez, Violeta ^b   Garsin, Danielle A ^b   Lemos, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' TRIPHOSPHATE; HYDROLASE; SYNTHETASE; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE; GUANOSINE 3',5' POLYPHOSPHATE SYNTHETASES; GUANOSINE 3',5'-POLYPHOSPHATE SYNTHETASES; GUANOSINE 5' DIPHOSPHATE 3' MONOPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE 5'-DIPHOSPHATE-3'-MONOPHOSPHATE; LIGASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HEAT SHOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDES; HUMANS; LIGASES; MUTATION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VANCOMYCIN; VIRULENCE;

EID: 64049116097     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01726-08     Document Type: Article

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