Characterization of the locus responsible for the bacteriocin production in Lactobacillus plantarum C11

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 4472-4483

  Diep, Dzung Bad ^a   Håvarstein, Leiv Sigve ^a   Nes, Ingolf F ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; REGULATOR GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

EID: 0029772572     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.15.4472-4483.1996     Document Type: Article

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