Stephen C. Becker

The phage K lytic enzyme LysK and lysostaphin act synergistically to kill MRSA

Stephen C. Becker, Juli Foster‐Frey, David M. Donovan · FEMS Microbiology Letters · 2008 · 168 citations · Full text

Bacteriophage, Staphylococcus Aureus, Lysostaphin Act +19

Chimeric Phage Lysins Act Synergistically with Lysostaphin To Kill Mastitis-Causing Staphylococcus aureus in Murine Mammary Glands

Mathias Schmelcher, Anne M. Powell, Stephen C. Becker et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2012 · 166 citations · Full text

Microbial Pathogens, Mastitis-causing Staphylococcus Aureus, Bacteriophage +19

LysK CHAP endopeptidase domain is required for lysis of live staphylococcal cells

Stephen C. Becker, Shengli Dong, John Baker et al. · FEMS Microbiology Letters · 2009 · 150 citations · Full text

Protein Secretion, Molecular Biology, Phi11 Endolysin +16

Evolutionarily distinct bacteriophage endolysins featuring conserved peptidoglycan cleavage sites protect mice from MRSA infection

Mathias Schmelcher, Yang Shen, Daniel Nelson et al. · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2015 · 142 citations · Full text

Differentially conserved staphylococcal SH3b_5 cell wall binding domains confer increased staphylolytic and streptolytic activity to a streptococcal prophage endolysin domain

Stephen C. Becker, Juli Foster‐Frey, Angeline J. Stodola et al. · Gene · 2009 · 114 citations

Protein Function, Signal Transduction, Streptolytic Activity +9