The PmrAB system in Erwinia amylovora renders the pathogen more susceptible to polymyxin B and more resistant to excess iron

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-157

  Nakka, Sridevi ^a   Qi, Mingsheng ^a   Zhao, Youfu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidic pH; Iron; PmrAB system; Polymyxin B; Survival

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IRON; POLYMYXIN B; POLYMYXIN RESISTANCE AB PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; REGULATORY SEQUENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; IRON; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; POLYMYXIN B; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ERWINIA AMYLOVORA;

EID: 77949912181     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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