Trans-translation mediates tolerance to multiple antibiotics and stresses in Escherichia coli

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2477-2481

  Li, Jinghua ^a,b   Ji, Lei ^a,c   Shi, Wanliang ^a   Xie, Jianping ^c   Zhang, Ying ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Basic Medical College   (China)

^c SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drug target; Drug tolerance; Persistence; Persister mechanisms; Persisters

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENTAMICIN; NORFLOXACIN; PEROXIDE; SALICYLIC ACID; SMPB PROTEIN; SSRA PROTEIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; HEAT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; STRESS; SURVIVAL;

DRUG TARGET; DRUG TOLERANCE; PERSISTENCE; PERSISTER MECHANISMS; PERSISTERS;

ACIDS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG TOLERANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OXIDANTS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84886232809     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt231     Document Type: Article

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