Molecular mechanisms of multiple toxin-antitoxin systems are coordinated to govern the persister phenotype

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 27, 2013, Pages

  Fasani, Rick A ^a   Savageau, Michael A ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITOXIN; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; DILUTION; GENE CASSETTE; GROWTH RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEADY STATE; TOXICITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTITOXINS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL TOXINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 84879728880     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1301023110     Document Type: Article

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