BACTERIOPHAGE ENDOLYSINS AND THEIR USE IN BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES
Bacteriophage endolysins are peptidoglycan hydrolases, produced in the lytic system of bacteriophage in order to lyse host peptidoglycan from within and release virions into the environment. Phages infecting Gram-positive bacteria express endolysin genes with the characteristic modular structure, co...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Slovak University of Agriculture
2014-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.jmbfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/47_jmbfs_tisakova_2014_b.pdf |