Transcriptional profiling of colicin-induced cell death of Escherichia coli MG1655 identifies potential mechanisms by which bacteriocins promote bacterial diversity.

We report the transcriptional response of Escherichia coli MG1655 to damage induced by colicins E3 and E9, bacteriocins that kill cells through inactivation of the ribosome and degradation of chromosomal DNA, respectively. Colicin E9 strongly induced the LexA-regulated SOS response, while colicin E3...

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Main Authors: Walker, D, Rolfe, M, Thompson, A, Moore, G, James, R, Hinton, J, Kleanthous, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004

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