Characterization of the lacticin 481 operon: The Lactococcus lactis genes lctF, lctE, and lctG encode a putative ABC transporter involved in bacteriocin immunity

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4252-4260

  Rincé, Alain ^a,c   Dufour, Alain ^b   Uguen, Patricia ^b   Le Pennec, Jean Paul ^b   Haras, Dominique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; BACTERIOCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; FOOD PRESERVATION; GENE CLUSTER; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMUNITY; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0030712222     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.11.4252-4260.1997     Document Type: Article

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