Identification and characterization of the arginine deiminase system of Streptococcus canis

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 270-277

  Hitzmann, A ^a   Bergmann, S ^a,b   Rohde, M ^a   Chhatwal, G S ^a   Fulde, M ^a,c  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arginine deiminase system; Streptococcus canis; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ARGININE DEIMINASE; CARBAMATE KINASE; MESSENGER RNA; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS CANIS;

ARGININE; BASE SEQUENCE; HYDROLASES; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPERON; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (CARBOXYL GROUP ACCEPTOR); STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ARCA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; STREPTOCOCCUS CANIS;

EID: 84872191971     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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