Domain shuffling and module engineering of Listeria phage endolysins for enhanced lytic activity and binding affinity

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 651-662

  Schmelcher, Mathias ^a,b   Tchang, Vincent S ^a   Loessner, Martin J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOENGINEERING; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CELL SURFACE; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; IONIC STRENGTH; LISTERIA; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIOPHAGES; ENDOPEPTIDASES; LISTERIA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHIMAERIFORMES; LISTERIA;

EID: 84860389171     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2011.00263.x     Document Type: Article

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