Production of an endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity mediates growth of Enterococcus faecalis on a high-mannose-type glycoprotein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 882-890

  Roberts, Gretta ^a   Tarelli, Edward ^a   Homer, Karen A ^a   Philpott Howard, John ^a   Beighton, David ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; MANNOSE; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE;

ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME GLYCOSYLATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS;

CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MANNOSE; MANNOSIDASES; MANNOSYL-GLYCOPROTEIN ENDO-BETA-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYSACCHARIDES; RIBONUCLEASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; NEGIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOMYCES PLICATUS;

EID: 0033979709     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.4.882-890.2000     Document Type: Article

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