Screening of a Leptospira biflexa mutant library to identify genes involved in ethidium bromide tolerance

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 6091-6103

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; MUTANT LIBRARIES;

ADAPTATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BROMIDE; CYTOPLASM; DAMAGE; MEMBRANE;

LEPTOSPIRA BIFLEXA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; ETHIDIUM; TRANSPOSON;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG TOLERANCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; LEPTOSPIRA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; TRANSPOSON;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG TOLERANCE; ETHIDIUM; GENE LIBRARY; LEPTOSPIRA; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; OPERON; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84907033594     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01619-14     Document Type: Article

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