Effect of disruption of a gene encoding an autolysin of Enterococcus faecalis OG1RF

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2883-2888

  Qin, Xiang ^a   Singh, Kavindra V ^a   Xu, Yi ^a   Weinstock, George M ^a   Murray, Barbara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOLYSIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LYSOZYME; PENICILLIN G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL COUNT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE DISRUPTION; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031785464     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.11.2883     Document Type: Article

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