Existence of separate domains in lysin PlyG for recognizing Bacillus anthracis spores and vegetative cells

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 5031-5039

  Yang, Hang ^a   Wang, Dian Bing ^a   Dong, Qiuhua ^a   Zhang, Zhiping ^a   Cui, Zongqiang ^a   Deng, Jiaoyu ^a   Yu, Junping ^a   Zhang, Xian En ^a   Wei, Hongping ^a  

^a School of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOPHAGE LYSIN PLYG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOPHAGE; BINDING KINETICS; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; VEGETATIVE CELL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; PROTEIN BINDING; SPORES, BACTERIAL; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 84866333863     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00891-12     Document Type: Article

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