The heme sensing response regulator HssR in Staphylococcus aureus but not the homologous RR23 in Listeria monocytogenes modulates susceptibility to the antimicrobial peptide plectasin

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Thomsen, Line E ^a   Gottlieb, Caroline T ^b,e   Gottschalk, Sanne ^a   Wodskou, Tim T ^c   Kristensen, Hans Henrik ^d   Gram, Lone ^b   Ingmer, Hanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

^d NOVOZYMES A S   (Denmark)

^e CHR HANSEN A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEME SENSING RESPONSE REGULATOR; HRTA PROTEIN; PLECTASIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HEME; PEPTIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSPOSON; WILD TYPE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REGULATOR GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; HEME; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PEPTIDES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78649520087     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-307     Document Type: Article

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