Bacteriophage Resistance in Lactococcus lactis Engineered by Replacement of a Gene for a Bacteriophage Receptor

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1512-1519

  Garbutt, K C ^a,c   Kraus, J ^a   Geller, B L ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Gene replacement; Phage resistance; Pip

Indexed keywords

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0000272848     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76080-6     Document Type: Article

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