The mechanism of action of the extracellular bacteriolytic enzymes of Lysobacter sp. on gram-positive bacteria: The role of the cell wall anionic polymers of target bacteria

Mikrobiologiya

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 479-485

  Stepnaya, O A ^a   Begunova, E A ^a   Tsfasman, I M ^a   Tul'skaya, E M ^b   Streshinskaya, G M ^b   Naumova, I B ^b   Kulaev, I S ^a,b  

^a SKRYABIN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bacteriolytic enzymes; Lysis; Teichoic acids; Teichuronic acids

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYSOBACTER SP.; POSIBACTERIA;

ANION; LYASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POLYMER; TEICHOIC ACID; TEICHURONIC ACID; URONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOLYSIS; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; XANTHOMONADACEAE;

ANIONS; BACTERIOLYSIS; CELL WALL; ELECTROSTATICS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HYDROLYSIS; LYASES; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POLYMERS; TEICHOIC ACIDS; URONIC ACIDS; XANTHOMONADACEAE;

EID: 16644382581     PISSN: 00263656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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