The two-step lysis system of pneumococcal bacteriophage EJ-1 is functional in gram-negative bacteria: Triggering of the major pneumococcal autolysin in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 667-681

  Díaz, Eduardo ^a,b   Munthali, Mathildah ^a,d   Lünsdorf, Heinrich ^a   Höltje, Joachim Volker ^c   Timmis, Kenneth N ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HOLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030028470     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.399929.x     Document Type: Article

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