Cloning and sequencing of the hyaluronate lyase gene from Propionibacterium acnes

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 315-321

  Steiner, Bret ^a   Romero Steiner, Sandra ^a   Donna Cruce, Robert George ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

hyaluronate binding domain; hyaluronidase; leader sequence; Propionibacterium acnes; sequence homology among hyaluronidases

Indexed keywords

HYALURONATE LYASE; HYALURONIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

CORYNEBACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030911037     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-044     Document Type: Article

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