Synergistic hemolytic activity of Staphylococcus lugdunensis is mediated by three peptides encoded by a non-agr genetic locus

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-100

  Donvito, Béatrice ^a   Etienne, Jerome ^a   Denoroy, Luc ^b   Greenland, Timothy ^c   Benito, Yvonne ^a   Vandenesch, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; INVASIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE LOCUS; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 0031032315     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.1.95-100.1997     Document Type: Article

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