Identification and partial characterisation of an extracellular activator of fatty acid modifying enzyme (FAME) expression in Staphylococcus epidermidis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-252

  Chamberlain, N R ^a  

^a A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; PROTEINASE K;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0032798041     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-3-245     Document Type: Article

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