A neutral protease from Bacillus nematocida, another potential virulence factor in the infection against nematodes

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 185, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 439-448

  Niu, Qiuhong ^a   Huang, Xiaowei ^a   Zhang, Lin ^a   Li, Yunxia ^a   Li, Juan ^a   Yang, Jinkui ^a   Zhang, Keqin ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus nematocida; Nematicidal activity; Neutral protease; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; COLLAGEN; GELATIN; NEUTRAL PROTEINASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACILLUS NEMATOCIDA; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS; GENE; GENETIC CODE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEMATODA; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; TEMPERATURE; VIRULENCE;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; NEMATODA;

EID: 33746268510     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-006-0112-x     Document Type: Article

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