Bacteriophage-derived enzyme that depolymerizes the alginic acid capsule associated with cystic fibrosis isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 695-702

  Glonti, T ^a,b   Chanishvili, N ^a   Taylor, P W ^b  

^a George Eliava Institute of Bacteriophage Microbiology and Virology   (Georgia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alginate lyase; Alginic acid; Bacteriophage; Exopolysaccharide depolymerase; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; ENZYMES; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLITES; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ALGINATE LYASE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEPOLYMERASE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE DEPOLYMERASE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; EXTRACELLULAR; HYDROLYTIC ACTIVITIES; PS. AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; ROLLING BALLS;

BACTERIA;

ALGINIC ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; POLYPEPTIDE; URONIC ACID;

BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FILTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; VISCOMETRY; VISCOSITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PODOVIRIDAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 74049108861     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04469.x     Document Type: Article

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