The lactococcal plasmid pNP40 encodes a third bacteriophage resistance mechanism, one which affects phage DNA penetration

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 676-679

  Garvey, P ^a   Hill, C ^a   Fitzgerald, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE DNA;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DAIRY PRODUCT; DNA REPLICATION; ELECTROPORATION; FERMENTATION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID;

EID: 0030026575     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.2.676-679.1996     Document Type: Article

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