The lytic enzyme of the pneumococcal phage Dp-1: A chimeric lysin of intergeneric origin

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 717-725

  Sheehan, Michelle M ^a,b   García, José L ^a   López, Rubens ^a   García, Pedro ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLASE; N ACETYLMURAMOYLALANINE AMIDASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CHIMERA; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE LOCATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANIMALIA; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; PNEUMOCOCCUS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0030824227     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5101880.x     Document Type: Article

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