The autolytic phenotype of the Bacillus cereus group

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1070-1081

  Raddadi, N ^a   Cherif, A ^b   Mora, D ^a   Brusetti, L ^a   Borin, S ^a   Boudabous, A ^b   Daffonchio, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Autolysin profiles; Autolysis; Bacillus cereus group; Bacillus mycoides; Bacillus pseudomycoides; Bacillus thuringiensis; Bacillus weihenstephanensis; Peptidoglycan hydrolases

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BACILLI; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOLOGY; HYDROLASES; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; STRAIN RATE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AUTOLYSIN PROFILE; AUTOLYSIS; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUPS; BACILLUS MYCOIDES; BACILLUS PSEUDOMYCOIDE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS WEIHENSTEPHANENSIS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN HYDROLASE; STARVATION CONDITIONS; THURINGIENSIS;

ELECTROPHORESIS;

AUTOLYSIN; HYDROLASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

CELLULAR AUTOMATON;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PHENOTYPE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP; BACILLUS MYCOIDES; BACILLUS PSEUDOMYCOIDES; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS WEIHENSTEPHANENSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROCOCCUS;

EID: 27444433821     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02713.x     Document Type: Article

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