Cell-associated pheromone peptide (cCF10) production and pheromone inhibition in Enterococcus faecalis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 4926-4933

  Buttaro, B A ^a   Antiporta, M H ^a   Dunny, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHEROMONE; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL FRACTIONATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE MUTATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL WALL; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PHEROMONES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033899786     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.17.4926-4933.2000     Document Type: Article

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