Rapid genotypic differentiation of Lactococcus lactis subspecies and biovar

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 216-221

  Beimfohr, Claudia ^a   Ludwig, Wolfgang ^a   Schleifer, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genotypic subspecies differentiation; Histidine biosynthesis operon; Lactococcus lactis; PCR approach

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; HISTIDINE; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. CREMORIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030872836     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(97)80068-9     Document Type: Article

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