Endogenous phenazine antibiotics promote anaerobic survival of Pseudomonas aeruginosa via extracellular electron transfer

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 365-369

  Wang, Yun ^a,b   Kern, Suzanne E ^a   Newman, Dianne K ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PHENAZINE;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENAZINES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 73849089506     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01188-09     Document Type: Note

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