Duplication of the pepF gene and shuffling of DNA fragments on the lactose plasmid of Lactococcus lactis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 4164-4171

  Nardi, Michèle ^a   Renault, Pierre ^a   Monnet, Véronique ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; LACTOSE; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE TRANSFER; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. CREMORIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. LACTIS IL1403; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030873135     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.13.4164-4171.1997     Document Type: Article

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