Molecular characterization of a novel Staphylococcus aureus serine protease operon

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1521-1527

  Reed, S B ^a   Wesson, C A ^a   Liou, L E ^a   Trumble, W R ^a   Schlievert, P M ^a   Bohach, G A ^a   Bayles, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN AGR; PROTEIN SPL; PROTEIN SPLB; PROTEIN SPLC; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRYPTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REGULATOR GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035115195     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.3.1521-1527.2001     Document Type: Article

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