Note: Genetic and biochemical characterization of nisin Z produced by Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis biovar. diacetylactis UL 719

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-138

  Meghrous, J ^a   Lacroix, C ^a   Bouksaim M ^a   LaPointe, G ^a   Simard, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROORGANISMS;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOCINS; BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; DIACETYLACTIS; DNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; EDMAN DEGRADATION; GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NISIN Z; PRIMARY STRUCTURES;

PURIFICATION;

BACTERIOCIN; NISIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030789387     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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