Multiple Forms of Urease in Cytoplasmic Fractions of Ureaplasma Urealyticum

Overview

Journal J Bacteriol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1977 Jun 1

PMID 863860

Citations 6

Authors

G J Delisle

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Abstract

The urease activity of Ureaplasma urealyticum was found to be located in the cytoplasmic fraction and consisted of multiple stable enzyme forms representing at least four biotypes.

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