Anti-staphylococcal activities of lysostaphin and LytM catalytic domain
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lysostaphin and the catalytic domain of LytM cleave pentaglycine crossbridges of <it>Staphylococcus aureus</it> peptidoglycan. The bacteriocin lysostaphin is secreted by <it>Staphylococcus simulans</it> biovar...
Main Authors: | Sabala Izabela, Jonsson Ing-Marie, Tarkowski Andrej, Bochtler Matthias |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/97 |
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