Construction and characterization of an agr deletion mutant of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1048-1053

  Vuong, Cuong ^a   Götz, Friedrich ^a   Otto, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATOR GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GENE DELETION; LIPASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0343484968     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.3.1048-1053.2000     Document Type: Article

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