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Effects of disruption of heat shock genes on susceptibility of Escherichia coli to fluoroquinolones.
BMC microbiology - 12 Aug 2003
Yamaguchi Yuko, Tomoyasu Toshifumi, Takaya Akiko, Morioka Mizue, Yamamoto Tomoko
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BACKGROUND: It is well known that expression of certain bacterial genes responds rapidly to such stimuli as exposure to toxic chemicals and physical agents. It is generally believed that the proteins encoded in these genes are important for successful survival of the organism under the hostile conditions. Analogously, the proteins induced in bacterial cells exposed to antibiotics are believed to affect the...
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