Complete genome sequence of a newly isolated lytic bacteriophage, EFAP-1 of Enterococcus faecalis, and antibacterial activity of its endolysin EFAL-1

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1769-1779

  Son, J S ^a   Jun, S Y ^b   Kim, E B ^a   Park, J E ^a   Paik, H R ^b   Yoon, S J ^b   Kang, S H ^b   Choi, Y J ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b INtRON Biotechnology Inc ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage (phage); Endolysin (lysin); Enterococcus faecalis; Enterococcus spp.; Siphophage

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACILLI; DISEASE CONTROL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FARMS; GENES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PROTEINS;

BACTERIOPHAGE (PHAGE); COMPLETE GENOMES; ENDOLYSIN (LYSIN); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS SPP; ENTEROCOCCUS SPP.; GENOME SEQUENCES; GRAM-POSITIVE PATHOGENS; SIPHOPHAGE; STRAIN-RESISTANT;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

AMIKACIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBENICILLIN; CEFTIOFUR; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ENDOLYSIN; ENROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NEOMYCIN; PROTEIN EFAL 1; PROTEIN EFAP 1; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOPHAGE; DISINFECTION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOME; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PATHOGEN; PROTEIN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POXVIRUS; POXVIRUS 2; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; SIPHOVIRIDAE;

EID: 77950681219     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04576.x     Document Type: Article

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