Essential role of calcium in the infection process of broad-spectrum methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophage

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 775-780

  Chhibber, Sanjay ^a   Kaur, Tarsem ^a   Kaur, Sandeep ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Bacteriophage; Calcium; Divalent cations; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CALCIUM;

BACTERIOPHAGE; DRUG EFFECTS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATHOGENICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS ATTACHMENT; VIRUS ENTRY; VIRUS RELEASE;

BACTERIOPHAGES; CALCIUM; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VIRUS ATTACHMENT; VIRUS INTERNALIZATION; VIRUS RELEASE;

EID: 84906243605     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201300051     Document Type: Article

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