Purification of Staphylococcus aureus β-toxin: Comparison of three isoelectric focusing methods

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 76-82

  Gaskin, Dara K ^a   Bohach, Gregory A ^a   Schlievert, Patrick M ^b   Hovde, Carolyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031079169     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1996.0664     Document Type: Article

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