Use of a bacteriophage lysin, PlyC, as an enzyme disinfectant against Streptococcus equi

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1388-1394

  Hoopes, J Todd ^a   Stark, Caren J ^a   Kim, Han Ah ^a   Sussman, Daniel J ^b   Donovan, David M ^c   Nelson, Daniel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Science Internship Program ^*  (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGES; ENZYMES; FARM BUILDINGS; SOAPS (DETERGENTS);

CAUSATIVE AGENTS; CLINICAL ISOLATES; DISINFECTING AGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GRAM-POSITIVE ORGANISMS; NONIONIC DETERGENTS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; THERAPEUTIC AGENTS;

DISINFECTANTS;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; DETERGENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORSE; SECRETION;

EQUIDAE; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 61649122374     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02195-08     Document Type: Article

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