Phage lysis: Three steps, three choices, one outcome

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 243-258

  Young, Ryland ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anti holin; endolysin; holin; i spanin; lysis; o spanin; SAR endolysin; u spanin

Indexed keywords

ENDOLYSIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEINASE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE; CELL MEMBRANE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VIROLOGY;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGES; CELL MEMBRANE; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 84895198685     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-014-4087-z     Document Type: Review

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