Bacteriophages of Streptococcus pneumoniae: A molecular approach

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-176

  García, Pedro ^a   Martin, Ana C ^a   López, Rubens ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; DEOXYADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA; DNA POLYMERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GENE PRODUCT; LYSOZYME; MITOMYCIN; N ACETYLMURAMOYLALANINE AMIDASE; NUCLEASE; NUCLEOTIDE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PIPERIDINE; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE K; RECEPTOR; RNA; RNA POLYMERASE; SERINE; TEICHOIC ACID; TYROSINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIOPHAGE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE CASSETTE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENOME; LYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0030994515     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1997.3.165     Document Type: Article

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