A novel bacterial mucinase, glycosulfatase, is associated with bacterial vaginosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 5504-5508

  Roberton, Anthony M ^a   Wiggins, Rebecca ^b   Horner, Patrick J ^b,c   Greenwood, Rosemary ^c   Crowley, Theresa ^c   Fernandes, Arnold ^c   Berry, Monica ^b   Corfield, Anthony P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; GLYCOSULFATASE; HYALURONIDASE; MUCIN; SIALIDASE INHIBITOR; SULFATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HAY CRITERION; HUMAN; ISON CRITERION; LABORATORY TEST; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SPOT TEST; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUCINS; NEURAMINIDASE; SULFATASES; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 27744606928     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.11.5504-5508.2005     Document Type: Article

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