| Literature DB >> 16377712 |
Xilin Zhao1, Muhammad Malik, Nymph Chan, Alex Drlica-Wagner, Jian-Ying Wang, Xinying Li, Karl Drlica.
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Inhibition of DNA replication in an Escherichia coli dnaB-22 mutant failed to block quinolone-mediated lethality. Inhibition of protein synthesis by chloramphenicol inhibited nalidixic acid lethality and, to a lesser extent, ciprofloxacin lethality in both dnaB-22 and wild-type cells. Thus, major features of quinolone-mediated lethality do not depend on ongoing replication.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16377712 PMCID: PMC1346826 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.50.1.362-364.2006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191