Identification of a second lipase gene, gehD, in Staphylococcus epidermidis: Comparison of sequence with those of other staphylococcal lipases

Microbiology

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1419-1427

  Longshaw, Christopher M ^a   Farrell, Angela M ^a   Wright, John D ^a   Holland, Keith T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gehC; gehD; Lipase; Skin; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0034040947     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-146-6-1419     Document Type: Article

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