In vivo roles of the germination-specific lytic enzymes of Bacillus subtilis 168

Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2925-2932

  Atrih, A ^a   Foster, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortex; Lytic transglycosylase; Peptidoglycan; Resistance; Spores

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ALKALI; BACTERIAL ENZYME; EPIMERASE; GLUCOSAMINIDASE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MUROPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EXPOSURE; EXUDATE; GERMINATION; HEAT; HYDROLYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; LYSIS; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0035164263     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-147-11-2925     Document Type: Article

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