Diversity in (p)ppGpp metabolism and effectors

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue , 2015, Pages 72-79

  Liu, Kuanqing ^a,b   Bittner, Alycia N ^a   Wang, Jue D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' TRIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' DIPHOSPHATE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CELL METABOLISM; DNA REPLICATION; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION INITIATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION; ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GUANOSINE TETRAPHOSPHATE;

EID: 84921791711     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: 18790364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2015.01.012     Document Type: Review

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