Phenotypic and genetic characterization of the bacteriophage abortive infection mechanism AbiK from Lactococcus lactis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1274-1283

  Emond, Eric ^a   Holler, Barbara J ^b   Boucher, Isabelle ^a   Vandenbergh, Peter A ^a,c   Vedamuthu, Ebenezer R ^b   Kondo, Jeffrey K ^b   Moineau, Sylvain ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Prod and Proc Devmt Cultures Grp   (United States)

^c Osprey Biotechnics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DELETION MUTANT; HOST RESISTANCE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID;

ABIA; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030937393     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.4.1274-1283.1997     Document Type: Article

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