Analysis of quorum sensing activity in staphylococci by RP- HPLC of staphylococcal δ-toxin

BioTechniques

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1088-1096

  Otto, Michael ^a,b   Götz, Friedrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Mikrobielle Genetik   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PURIFICATION; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0342657282     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/00286bm07     Document Type: Article

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