Novel expression vector for secretion of cecropin AD in Bacillus subtilis with enhanced antimicrobial activity

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3683-3689

  Chen, Xiang ^a   Zhu, Faming ^a   Cao, Yunhe ^a   Qiao, Shiyan ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CECROPIN AD; HYBRID PROTEIN; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE; PEPSIN A; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEINASE K; SUMO PROTEIN; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CECROPINS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VECTORS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MODELS, GENETIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 70349125432     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00251-09     Document Type: Article

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