Orphan toxin OrtT (YdcX) of Escherichia coli reduces growth during the stringent response

Toxins

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 299-321

  Islam, Sabina ^a   Benedik, Michael J ^b   Wood, Thomas K ^a,c  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Orphan toxin; Stringent response; Toxin antitoxin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMPICILLIN; ANTITOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; TRIMETHOPRIM; 5,6,7,8-TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBENICILLIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; GHOS PROTEIN, E COLI; GHOT PROTEIN, E COLI; ORTT PROTEIN, E COLI; TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERSISTENCE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; CELL GROWTH; CELL METABOLISM; CELL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS ASSAY; DORMANCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TOXICITY ASSAY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTITOXINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CARBENICILLIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRAHYDROFOLATES; TRIMETHOPRIM;

EID: 84923205539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins7020299     Document Type: Article

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