Hopanoid production is required for low-pH tolerance, antimicrobial resistance, and motility in Burkholderia cenocepacia

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 6712-6723

  Schmerk, Crystal L ^a   Bernards, Mark A ^a   Valvano, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOPANOID; PROTEIN SHC; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MUTASE; SQUALENE HOPENE CYCLASE; SQUALENE-HOPENE CYCLASE; TRITERPENE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM MOTILITY; BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GENE DELETION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; EUKARYOTA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTRAMOLECULAR TRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; TRITERPENES;

EID: 84855415181     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05979-11     Document Type: Article

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