Characterization of MbrC involved in bacitracin resistance in Streptococcus mutans

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 318, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-67

  Kitagawa, Norio ^a   Shiota, Susumu ^a   Shibata, Yukie ^a   Takeshita, Toru ^a   Yamashita, Yoshihisa ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacitracin resistance; Response regulator; Streptococcus mutans; Two component signaling system

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BACITRACIN; MBRA PROTEIN; MBRB PROTEIN; MBRC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; LETTER; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACITRACIN; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 79953312466     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2011.02238.x     Document Type: Letter

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