Molecular nature of a novel bacterial toxin: The cytolysin of Enterococcus faecalis

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 183-190

  Haas, Wolfgang ^a   Gilmore, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYTOLYSIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIOCINS; CYTOTOXINS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; OPERON;

EID: 0032963996     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004300050091     Document Type: Review

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