phoU inactivation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa enhances accumulation of ppGpp and polyphosphate

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 3006-3015

  de Almeida, Luiz Gustavo ^a   Ortiz, Julia Helena ^a   Schneider, René P ^a   Spira, Beny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; PROTEINS;

ABC TRANSPORTER; BIOFILM FORMATION; INORGANIC POLYPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOANHYDRIDE; PLEIOTROPIC EFFECTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REDUCED GROWTH RATE; SENSITIVITY TO ANTIBIOTICS;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL BONDING; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORTHOPHOSPHATE; PLEIOTROPY; POLYMER; PROTEIN;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' DIPHOSPHATE; POLYPHOSPHATE;

ENZYMOLOGY; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OPERON; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GUANOSINE TETRAPHOSPHATE; OPERON; POLYPHOSPHATES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84927784734     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.04168-14     Document Type: Article

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