Direct observation of Staphylococcus aureus cell wall digestion by lysostaphin

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 7904-7909

  Francius, Grégory ^a   Domenech, Oscar ^a   Mingeot Leclercq, Marie Paule ^a   Dufrêne, Yves F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYSOSTAPHIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELL SWELLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL WALL; ELASTIC MODULUS; LYSOSTAPHIN; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 57349182243     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01116-08     Document Type: Article

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