TRAP plays a role in stress response in Staphylococcus aureus

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 592-599

  Kiran, Madanahally D ^a   Balaban, Naomi ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive and spontaneous mutations; Agr; Oxidative stress; Staphylococcus aureus; TRAP

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA;

ADAPTIVE AND SPONTANEOUS MUTATION; AGR; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; HEPTAPEPTIDES; S. AUREUS; STRESSES RESPONSE; TARGET OF RNAIII-ACTIVATING PEPTIDE; TOXIN PRODUCTION;

PEPTIDES;

AGR PROTEIN; AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; TRAP PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; QUORUM SENSING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70549108866     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880903200908     Document Type: Article

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