Characterization of five novel endolysins from Gram-negative infecting bacteriophages

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4369-4375

  Walmagh, Maarten ^a   Boczkowska, Barbara ^b   Grymonprez, Barbara ^a   Briers, Yves ^a   Drulis Kawa, Zuzanna ^b   Lavigne, Rob ^a  

^a LABORATORY OF GENE TECHNOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amidase; Endolysins; Globular; Gram negative bacteria; Transglycosylase

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; ENDOLYSINS; GLOBULAR; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; TRANSGLYCOSYLASE;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

AMIDASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; EDETIC ACID; ENDOLYSIN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOPHAGE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; EDTA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INFECTIVITY; MEMBRANE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; COMPUTER MODEL; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOPHAGES; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; OPEN READING FRAMES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 84877727397     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4294-7     Document Type: Article

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