Partial complementation of Sinorhizobium meliloti baca mutant phenotypes by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis BacA protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 389-398

  Arnold, M F F ^a   Haag, A F ^a   Capewell, S ^b   Boshoff, H I ^c   James, E K ^d   Donald, R M ^a   Mair, I ^b   Mitchell, A M ^e   Kerscher, B ^a   Mitchell, T J ^e   Mergaert, P ^f   Barry, III ^c   Scocchi, M ^g   Zanda, M ^a,h   Campopiano, D J ^b   Ferguson, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^h CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; BACA PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA DEFENSIN 2; DEFENSIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALFALFA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INSERTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIONT; SYMBIOSIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-DEFENSINS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIOSIS;

BOVINAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MURINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 84872149051     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01445-12     Document Type: Article

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