CsiA is a bacterial cell wall synthesis inhibitor contributing to DNA translocation through the cell envelope

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 779-794

  Stentz, Régis ^a   Wegmann, Udo ^a   Parker, Mary ^a   Bongaerts, Roy ^a   Lesaint, Laurie ^a   Gasson, Mike ^a   Shearman, Claire ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN CSIA; ENZYME INHIBITOR; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIVISION; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DNA TRANSFER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; CELL WALL; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; F FACTOR; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTAGENESIS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POINT MUTATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 65349143148     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06683.x     Document Type: Article

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