Muralytic activity of Micrococcus luteus Rpf and its relationship to physiological activity in promoting bacterial growth and resuscitation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-98

  Mukamolova, Galina V ^a,b   Murzin, Alexey G ^c   Salina, Elena G ^b   Demina, Galina R ^b   Kell, Douglas B ^d   Kaprelyants, Arseny S ^b   Young, Michael ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BACH INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^c MRC CENTRE FOR PROTEIN ENGINEERING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLUMBELLIFERYL BETA DEXTRO N,N',N'' TRIACETYLCHITOTRIOSIDE; CYSTEINE; DISULFIDE; FLUORESCAMINE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; LYSOZYME; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; RESUSCITATION PROMOTING FACTOR; TRIOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLYSIS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLYSIS; CELL WALL; CYTOKINES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MICE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MURAMIDASE; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS;

EID: 33645090205     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04930.x     Document Type: Article

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