Inhibition of phage infection in capsule-producing Streptococcus thermophilus using concanavalin A, lysozyme and saccharides

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2280-2286

  Khalil, Rowaida ^a   Frank, Joseph F ^b   Hassan, Ashraf N ^c   Omar, Sanaa H ^a  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption sites; Bacteriophage adsorption; Capsular polysaccharides; Concanavalin A; Phage inhibition

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CONCANAVALIN A; LACTIC ACID; LYSOZYME;

ADSORPTION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; STARTER CULTURE; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 35148831150     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2007.000-2357     Document Type: Article

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