Molecular analysis of lytic genes of bacteriophage 80α of Staphylococcus aureus

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 612-616

  Bon, Jon ^a   Mani, Nagraj ^a,b   Jayaswal, R K ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ChemGenics Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment site; Bacteriophage 80 ; Holin; Peptidoglycan hydrolase; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE DNA; HYDROLASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIOPHAGE 80 ALPHA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030860104     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-087     Document Type: Article

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