Lysis of the Host by Bacteriophage

Encyclopedia of Virology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 248-258

  Young, R F ^a   White, R L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiholin; Dual start motif; Endolysin; Holin; Lysis; Rz Rz1; SAR domain; Single gene lysis; Spanin

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958534558     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012374410-4.00752-4     Document Type: Chapter

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