Bacterial stress responses as determinants of antimicrobial resistance

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2069-2089

  Poole, Keith ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ECF sigma factors; Oxidative stress; Stress induced mutagenesis; Stringent response; Two component systems

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADAPTATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRESS; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENT; HEAT STRESS; HOST; HUMAN; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NITROSATIVE STRESS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT STARVATION; NUTRIENT STRESS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; RIBOSOME DISRUPTION; STRESS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84865384100     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks196     Document Type: Article

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