Lactococcin 972: A homodimeric lactococcal bacteriocin whose primary target is not the plasma membrane

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2393-2398

  Martínez, Beatriz ^a   Suárez, Juan E ^b   Rodríguez, Ana ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Lactococcus; Mode of action; Structure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; MONOMER; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEINASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HEAT SENSITIVITY; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCI; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029742984     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-142-9-2393     Document Type: Article

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