Bacterial type i toxin-antitoxin systems

RNA Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1488-1490

  Brantl, Sabine ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antisense RNA; Persister; Post segregational killing; Toxin antitoxin system

Indexed keywords

ANTITOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; CYCLIC AMP; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHROMOSOME; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LACTOBACILLUS; LISTERIA; NONHUMAN; RNA BINDING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84875147355     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.23045     Document Type: Article

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