Purification and biological characterization of halocin H1 from Haloferax mediterranei M2a

International Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-19

  Platas, Gonzalo ^a,c   Meseguer, Inmaculada ^b   Amils, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c Medical affairs Merck sharp and Dohme ltd   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Haloarchaea; Halocin; Haloferax mediterranei; Halophiles

Indexed keywords

HALOBACTERIACEAE; HALOBACTERIUM; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI;

BACTERIOCIN; INORGANIC SALT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY;

BACTERIOCINS; ECOSYSTEM; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SALTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0036490667     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10123-002-0053-4     Document Type: Article

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