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Characterization of the hipA7 allele of Escherichia coli and evidence that high persistence is governed by (p)ppGpp synthesis.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Nov 2003
Korch Shaleen B, Henderson Thomas A, Hill Thomas M
Abstract excerpt
The ability of a high frequency (10(-2)) of Escherichia coli to survive prolonged exposure to penicillin antibiotics, called high persistence, is associated with mutations in the hipA gene. The hip operon is located in the chromosomal terminus near dif and consists of two genes, hipA and hipB. The wild-type hipA gene encodes a toxin, whereas hipB encodes a DNA-binding protein that autoregulates expression of the...
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