A new cell surface proteinase: Sequencing and analysis of the prtB gene from Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3059-3065

  Gilbert, Christophe ^a   Atlan, Danièle ^a   Blanc, Brigitte ^a   Portalier, Raymond ^a   Germond, Jacques Edouard ^b   Lapierre, Luciane ^b   Mollet, Beat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ENZYME; PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE SEQUENCE; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0029941580     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.11.3059-3065.1996     Document Type: Article

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