<it>Staphylococcus aureus</it> and <it>Escherichia coli</it> have disparate dependences on KsgA for growth and ribosome biogenesis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The KsgA methyltransferase has been conserved throughout evolution, methylating two adenosines in the small subunit rRNA in all three domains of life as well as in eukaryotic organelles that contain ribosomes. Understanding of KsgA’s...

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Main Authors: O’Farrell Heather C, Rife Jason P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/244