Detection of a lysozyme inhibitor in Proteus mirabilis by a new reverse zymogram method.

Appl Environ Microbiol

Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Center (LFoRCe), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.

Published: August 2008

A reverse zymogram method for the detection of bacterial lysozyme inhibitors was developed. This method was validated by using a periplasmic protein extract of Escherichia coli containing a known inhibitor and subsequently led to the detection of a new proteinaceous hen egg white lysozyme inhibitor in Proteus mirabilis.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2519368PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00219-08DOI Listing

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