Molecular aspects and comparative genomics of bacteriophage endolysins

Journal of Virology

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 4558-4570

  Oliveir, Hugo ^a   Melo, Luís D R ^a   Santos, Sílvio B ^a   Nóbrega, Franklin L ^a   Ferreira, Eugénio C ^a   Cerca, Nuno ^a   Azeredo, Joana ^a   Kluskens, Leon D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOLYSIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENOME ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS GENOME;

BACTERIOPHAGES; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; ENDOPEPTIDASES; HYDROLYSIS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84875774723     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: 10985514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.03277-12     Document Type: Article

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