The chlamydial functional homolog of KsgA confers kasugamycin sensitivity to Chlamydia trachomatis and impacts bacterial fitness

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Binet, Rachel ^a,b   Maurelli, Anthony T ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; KASUGAMYCIN; KSGA PROTEIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; RIBOSOME RNA; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; KSGA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 76249120822     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-9-279     Document Type: Article

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