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Basal levels of (p)ppGpp in Enterococcus faecalis: the magic beyond the stringent response.

Anthony O Gaca1, Jessica K Kajfasz, James H Miller

  • 1Center for Oral Biology and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.

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|September 26, 2013
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Basal levels of guanosine tetraphosphate (p)ppGpp are crucial for bacterial metabolism and antibiotic survival, even below stringent response thresholds. Understanding these basal pools offers new antimicrobial therapy targets.

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