| Literature DB >> 19047377 |
Marianne Horgan1, Gary O'Flynn, Jennifer Garry, Jakki Cooney, Aidan Coffey, Gerald F Fitzgerald, R Paul Ross, Olivia McAuliffe.
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A truncated derivative of the phage endolysin LysK containing only the CHAP (cysteine- and histidine-dependent amidohydrolase/peptidase) domain exhibited lytic activity against live clinical staphylococcal isolates, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. This is the first known report of a truncated phage lysin which retains high lytic activity against live staphylococcal cells.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19047377 PMCID: PMC2632115 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01831-08
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792