Identification and characterization of a mobilizing plasmid, pNDSOO, in Lactococcus lactis M189 and its encoded nisin resistance determinant

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 493-500

  Duan, K ^a   Harvey, M L ^b   Liu, C Q ^a   Dunn N W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Mauri Laboratories   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL ENCODING;

DNA FRAGMENT; FRAGMENT ENCODING; INSERTION SEQUENCES; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOBILISATION; NISIN PRODUCTION; PLASMID ENCODING; PROMOTER UPSTREAM; REVERSE ORIENTATION; SOUTHERN HYBRIDIZATION;

ENCODING (SYMBOLS);

LACTOSE; NISIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029808742     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03538.x     Document Type: Article

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