Isolation and partial characterization of Bac201: A plasmid-associated bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance from Staphylococcus aureus AB201

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 325-336

  Iqbal, Alfred ^a   Ahmed, Samia ^a   Ali, Syed Abid ^a   Rasool, Sheikh Ajaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; AMMONIUM SULFATE; BAC201; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOCIN LIKE INHIBITORY SUBSTANCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMIC HYDROLYSIS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PH; PLASMID; PRECIPITATION; SDS POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SOLVENT; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIOCINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE; WOUND INFECTION;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0033384731     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4028(199912)39:5/6<325::AID-JOBM325>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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