Characterization of a novel cell wall binding domain-containing Staphylococcus aureus endolysin LysSA97

Yoonjee Chang1, Sangryeol Ryu2,3

  • 1Department of Food and Animal Biotechnology, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-921, South Korea.

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