Dual Role of GdmH in Producer Immunity and Secretion of the Staphylococcal Lantibiotics Gallidermin and Epidermin

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1380-1383

  Hille, Matthias ^a   Kies, Stefanie ^a   Götz, Friedrich ^a   Peschel, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOCIN; EPIDERMIN; GALLIDERMIN; GDMH PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NISIN; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NISIN; PEPTIDES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0035292812     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.3.1380-1383.2001     Document Type: Article

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