Distribution and infection-related functions of bacillithiol in Staphylococcus aureus

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 303, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 114-123

  Pöther, Dierk Christoph ^a,d   Gierok, Philipp ^a   Harms, Manuela ^a   Mostertz, Jörg ^a   Hochgräfe, Falko ^a   Antelmann, Haike ^a   Hamilton, Chris J ^b   Borovok, Ilya ^c   Lalk, Michael ^a   Aharonowitz, Yair ^c   Hecker, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Metabolomic Discoveries GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillithiol; BshC; Glutathione; Low molecular weight thiol; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACILLITHIOL; FOSFOMYCIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOINFORMATICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE DUPLICATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CELL LINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYSTEINE; DIAMIDE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FOSFOMYCIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSAMINE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; MACROPHAGES; MICE; OXIDANTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84875956912     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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