Biochemical and biophysical characterization of an unexpected bacteriolytic activity of VanX, a member of the vancomycin-resistance vanA gene cluster.

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Published in J Biol Chem on October 07, 2014

Authors

Shihori Sohya1, Tetsuya Kamioka1, Chisako Fujita1, Tei Maki2, Yoshihiro Ohta1, Yutaka Kuroda3

Author Affiliations

1: From the Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, and.
2: Research Center for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Nakamachi, Koganei-shi, Tokyo, 184-8588 Japan, and JEOL Ltd., EM Business Unit, 3-1-2 Musashino, Akishima, Tokyo 196-8558, Japan.
3: From the Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, and ykuroda@cc.tuat.ac.jp.

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