Bacteriophage-triggered defense systems: Phage adaptation and design improvements

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4370-4376

  Djordjevic, G M ^a,b   Klaenhammer, T R ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FERMENTATION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; SUICIDE GENE;

EID: 0030712854     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.11.4370-4376.1997     Document Type: Article

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