The recombinant phage lysin LysK has a broad spectrum of lytic activity against clinically relevant staphylococci, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 7161-7164

  O'Flaherty, S ^a,b   Coffey, A ^c   Meaney, W ^a   Fitzgerald, G F ^b,d   Ross, R Paul ^a,d  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; PROTEIN LYSK; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; RECOMBINANT PHAGE LYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; GENE EXPRESSION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INHIBITION KINETICS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCACEAE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLYSIS; CATTLE; ENZYMES; HUMANS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGES;

BOVINAE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PHAGES; STAPHYLOCOCCI;

EID: 26444494980     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.20.7161-7164.2005     Document Type: Article

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