Characterization of essential enolase in Staphylococcus aureus

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 897-905

  Yu, Xuping ^a,b   Zheng, Li ^a   Yang, Junshu ^a   Lei, Ting ^a   Ji, Yinduo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antisense; Autolysis; Enolase (eno); S. aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE; ANTISENSE RNA; AUTOLYSIS; CELL LYSIS; DOWN-REGULATION; ENOLASE; IN-VITRO; OVER-EXPRESSION; S. AUREUS; SPECIFIC EFFECTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRITON X-100;

BACTERIOLOGY; GROWTH KINETICS; HYDROLASES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; RNA;

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79952573398     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-010-0532-2     Document Type: Article

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