Comparison of the essential cellular functions of the two murA genes of Bacillus anthracis.
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Targeted antisense and gene replacement mutagenesis experiments demonstrate that only the murA1 gene and not the murA2 gene is required for the normal cellular growth of Bacillus anthracis. Antisense-based modulation of murA1 gene expression hypersensitizes cells to the MurA-specific antibiotic fosfomycin despite the normally high resistance of B. anthracis to this drug.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
دوره 52 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008