Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli have disparate dependences on KsgA for growth and ribosome biogenesis

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  O'Farrell, Heather C ^a   Rife, Jason P ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; KsgA; Methyltransferase; Ribosome biogenesis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

KSGA METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOGENESIS; COLD SENSITIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; KNOCKOUT GENE; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; RIBOSOME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WILD TYPE;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLD TEMPERATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; RIBOSOMES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84867680548     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-244     Document Type: Article

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