Partial characterization of a major autolysin from Mycobacterium phlei

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 169-176

  Li, Zusheng S ^a,c   Beveridge, Terry J ^a   Betts, Joanna ^b   Clarke, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autolysin; Mycobacterium phlei; glycosidase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; DIETHYLAMINOETHYL CELLULOSE; GLYCOSIDASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FAST PROTEIN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCOBACTERIUM AURUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM PHLEI; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZYMOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM AURUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM PHLEI; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032945311     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-1-169     Document Type: Article

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