Multiple effects of benzamide antibiotics on FtsZ function

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-84

  Adams, David W ^a   Wu, Ling Juan ^a   Czaplewski, Lloyd G ^b   Errington, Jeff ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Biota Europe Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; FTSZ PROTEIN; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TARGETING; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BENZAMIDES; CELL DIVISION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; MUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79953048856     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07559.x     Document Type: Article

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