Vancomycin activates σ B in vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus resulting in the enhancement of cytotoxicity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Chen, Hong Yi ^a   Chen, Chien Cheng ^b   Fang, Chun Sheng ^a   Hsieh, Yi Ting ^a   Lin, Mei Hui ^a   Shu, Jwu Ching ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FIBRONECTIN BINDING PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; SIGMA FACTOR; SPECTINOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SIGB PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FNBA GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEMOLYSIS; HLA GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; SIGMA FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 80052396610     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024472     Document Type: Article

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