Characterization of a chromosomally encoded glycylglycine endopeptidase of Staphylococcus aureus

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 801-808

  Ramadurai, Lakshmi ^a   Lockwood, Katherine J ^a   Nadakavukaren, Mathew J ^a   Jayaswal, Radheshyam K ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autolysin; Glycylglycine endopeptidase; lytM gene; Staphylococcus aureus; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; GLYCYLGLYCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEINASE;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032957487     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-4-801     Document Type: Article

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