Regulation of D-alanylation of lipoteichoic acid in Streptococcus gordonii

Microbiology

Volumn 157, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2248-2256

  McCormick, Nicole E ^a   Halperin, Scott A ^a,b   Lee, Song F ^a,b  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DEXTRO ALANINE; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; MAGNESIUM ION; MESSENGER RNA; POLYMYXIN B; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEIN DLT; PROTEIN LIAR; PROTEIN LIAS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ALANYLATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH CURVE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPORTER GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; UPREGULATION;

ALANINE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIA; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MAGNESIUM; POLYMYXIN B; POTASSIUM; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; TEICHOIC ACIDS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII;

EID: 79961063575     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.048140-0     Document Type: Article

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