Characterization and functional analysis of atl, a Novel Gene encoding autolysin in Streptococcus suis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1464-1473

  Ju, Cun Xiang ^a   Gu, Hong Wei ^a   Lu, Cheng Ping ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOLYSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CELL ADHESION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIBRONECTINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84857981591     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.06231-11     Document Type: Article

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