Rapid purification of recombinant listeriolysin O (LLO) from Escherichia coli

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 355-363

  Churchill, Robin L T ^a   Lee, Hung ^a   Hall, J Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foodborne pathogen; Hemolysis assay; Immobilized metal affinity chromatography; Listeria monocytogenes; Listeriolysin O; Protein purification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; LISTERIOLYSIN O; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; ERYTHROCYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HEMOLYSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RECOMBINANT GENE;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 26244441783     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-005-0002-2     Document Type: Article

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