Lon protease is essential for paradoxical survival of Escherichia coli exposed to high concentrations of quinolone

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3103-3105

  Malik, Muhammad ^a   Capecci, Joseph ^a   Drlica, Karl ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; ENDOPEPTIDASE LA; NALIDIXIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL LYSATE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DRUG COMPLEX; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOSITY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MUTATION; NALIDIXIC ACID; PROTEASE LA; QUINOLONES;

EID: 67649994310     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00019-09     Document Type: Article

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