LuxS/AI-2 system is involved in antibiotic susceptibility and autolysis in Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 8325

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-89

  Xue, Ting ^a   Zhao, Liping ^a   Sun, Baolin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

AI 2; Autolysis; Oxacillin; Penicillin; Teicoplanin; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; S RIBOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; S RIBOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UPREGULATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; HOMOSERINE; HUMANS; LACTONES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTANT PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84871669253     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.08.016     Document Type: Article

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