Production of bacteriolytic enzymes as a tool for characterizing enterococci

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 447-452

  Berlutti, F ^a   Thaller, M C ^a   Rossolini, G M ^b   Pantanella, F ^c   Schippa, S ^c   Pezzi, R ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES;

'CURRENT; ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BACTERIOLYTIC ENZYME; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; PHASE CULTURE; ZYMOGRAM ANALYSIS; ZYMOGRAMS;

SUBSTRATES;

BACTERIAL ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029878376     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03241.x     Document Type: Article

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