Identification and characterization of the eps (exopolysaccharide) gene cluster from Streptococcus thermophilus Sfi6

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1680-1690

  Stingele, Francesca ^a   Neeser, Jean Richard ^a   Mollet, Beat ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0029966636     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.6.1680-1690.1996     Document Type: Article

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