Transcriptional Signature following Inhibition of Early-Stage Cell Wall Biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus

ABSTRACT To facilitate mode of action studies on antibacterial inhibitors of early-stage cell wall biosynthesis (CWB), we determined the transcriptional response of Staphylococcus aureus to depletion/inhibition of enzymes in this pathway by DNA microarray analysis. We identified a transcriptional signature distinct from that previously observed following exposure to inhibitors of late-stage CWB.

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