Pheromone-induced production of antimicrobial peptides in lactobacillus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 347-360

  Brurberg, May B ^a,b   Nes, Ingolf F ^a   Eijsink, Vincent G H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Crop Research Institute   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIOCIN; PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS SAKEI;

EID: 0030779483     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5821951.x     Document Type: Article

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