Lytic activity of recombinant bacteriophage φ11 and φ12 endolysins on whole cells and biofilms of Staphylococcus aureus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 347-352

  Sass, Peter ^a   Bierbaum, Gabriele ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; ENDOPEPTIDASE; HEAT-KILLED STAPHYLOCOCCI;

AGGLOMERATION; BIOFILMS; CELL CULTURE; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS;

BACTERIOLOGY;

AMIDASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOLYSIN; PROTEINASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; LYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOFILM; CELL AGGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SIMULANS;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; BACTERIOLYSIS; BIOFILMS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; HEAT; LYSOGENY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGES;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33846142874     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01616-06     Document Type: Article

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