Escherichia coli MazEF toxin-antitoxin system does not mediate programmed cell death

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1398-1402

  Ramisetty, Bhaskar Chandra Mohan ^a   Raj, Swati ^a   Ghosh, Dimpy ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilm; mazG; Metabolic fitness; Toxin antitoxin systems

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; MAZE PROTEIN, E COLI; MAZF PROTEIN, E COLI; RIBONUCLEASE;

APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OPERON; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS;

APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; OPERON; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHENOTYPE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84973375332     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201600247     Document Type: Article

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