Isolation, cloning and characterisation of the abiI gene from Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis M138 encoding abortive phage infection

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-104

  Su, Ping ^a,b   Harvey, Melissa ^b   Im, Hee J ^a   Dunn, Noel W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Mauri Laboratories   (Australia)

Author keywords

abiI gene; Abortive infection; Lactococcus lactis; Phage resistance; Plasmid pND852

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0030991990     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(97)01692-1     Document Type: Article

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