Surface-localized spermidine protects the Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Outer membrane from antibiotic treatment and oxidative stress

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 813-826

  Johnson, Lori ^a   Mulcahy, Heidi ^a   Kanevets, Uliana ^a   Shi, Yan ^a   Lewenza, Shawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; FLUORESCENT DYE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; POLYAMINE; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE SYNTHESIS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXIDATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENTAMICINS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MAGNESIUM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYMYXIN B; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84857089163     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05230-11     Document Type: Article

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