Bacteriophage endolysins - Current state of research and applications

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 480-487

  Loessner, Martin J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ENDOLYSIN; ENZYME; HYDROLASE; LYSOSTAPHIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL WALL; CHEMICAL BOND; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESTRUS CYCLE; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FOOD; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICINE; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MEDICINE; RESEARCH;

EID: 22544471225     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2005.06.002     Document Type: Review

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