Expression of the Bacillus licheniformis PWD-1 keratinase gene in B. subtilis

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 134-138

  Lin, X ^a   Wong, S L ^b   Miller, E S ^a   Shin, J C H ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacilli; Gene cloning; Gene expression; Keratinase

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; KERATINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG MANUFACTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR CLONING; PLASMID;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GLUCOSE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

BACILLI; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIUM SUBTILIS;

EID: 0030779256     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900440     Document Type: Article

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