Characterization of the zinc-containing metalloprotease encoded by zpx and development of a species-specific detection method for Enterobacter sakazakii

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 4142-4151

  Kothary, M H ^a   McCardell, B A ^a   Frazar, C D ^a   Deer, D ^a   Tall, B D ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRAINS; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES;

CELLS; DISEASES; MICROORGANISMS; NUCLEOTIDES; SONICATION; ZINC;

ENZYMES;

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; AZOCASEIN; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; CASEIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE; POLYMYXIN B; PROTEINASE; SEPHADEX; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMMUNOASSAY; MENINGITIS; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE; ZINC;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANABAENA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BINDING SITE; CHO CELL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEMAGGLUTINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRECIPITATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SERRATIA; SERRATIA PROTEAMACULANS; ZPX GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHO CELLS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE; ZINC;

ANABAENA SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRICETULUS GRISEUS; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; OVIS ARIES; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; SERRATIA PROTEAMACULANS;

EID: 34447540369     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02729-06     Document Type: Article

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