The cpsABCDE genes involved in polysaccharide production in Streptococcus salivarius ssp. thermophilus strain NCBF 2393

Gene

Volumn 183, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 23-27

  Griffin, Annette M ^a   Morris, Victor J ^a   Gasson, Michael J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exocellular polysaccharide; Genetic engineering; Lactic acid bacteria; Ropy strain; Yoghurt

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE; TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHENOTYPE; POLYSACCHARIDES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STREPTOCOCCUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0030471125     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(96)00405-2     Document Type: Article

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