The alanine racemase gene is essential for growth of Lactobacillus plantarum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3804-3807

  Hols, P ^a   Defrenne, C ^a   Ferain, T ^a   Derzelle, S ^a   Delplace, B ^a   Delcour, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE RACEMASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

EID: 0030922436     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.11.3804-3807.1997     Document Type: Article

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