Murein-dydrolyzing activity of flagellin FlaA of Listeria monocytogenes

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 237-241

  Popowska, Magdalena ^a   Markiewicz, Zdzislaw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Autolysin; FlaA; Flagellin; Listeria monocytogenes; Motility

Indexed keywords

AUTOLYSIN; FLAGELLIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN FLAA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FLAA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; N ACETYLMURAMOYLALANINE AMIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ELECTROBLOTTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLYSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS; ZYMOGRAPHY; AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLIN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

EID: 11244340588     PISSN: 01371320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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