Cloning and genetic and sequence analyses of the bacteriocin 21 determinant encoded on the Enterococcus faecalis pheromone-responsive conjugative plasmid pPD1

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 7843-7855

  Tomita, Haruyoshi ^a   Fujimoto, Shuhei ^a   Tanimoto, Koichi ^a   Ike, Yasuyoshi ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; EPITOPE; PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HORMONE RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOCA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030735454     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.24.7843-7855.1997     Document Type: Article

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