Resistance to topoisomerase cleavage complex induced lethality in <it>Escherichia coli </it>via titration of transcription regulators PurR and FNR

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Accumulation of gyrase cleavage complex in <it>Escherichia coli </it>from the action of quinolone antibiotics induces an oxidative damage cell death pathway. The oxidative cell death pathway has also been shown to be invo...

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Main Authors: Liu I-Fen, Aedo Sandra, Tse-Dinh Yuk-Ching
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/261