The dlt operon in the biosynthesis of D-alanyl-lipoteichoic acid in Lactobacillus casei

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-84

  Neuhaus, Francis C ^a   Heaton, Michael P ^a,b   Debabov, Dmitri V ^a   Zhang, Qunying ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CARRIER PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; LIGASE; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; METAL ION;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BINDING AFFINITY; ENZYME REGULATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS CASEI;

EID: 0029764198     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1996.2.77     Document Type: Article

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