Cloning and molecular analysis of promoter-like sequences isolated from the chromosomal DNA of Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4356

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-69

  Djordjevic, G ^a   Bojovic, B ^a   Miladinov, N ^a   Topisirovic, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Lactobacillus acidophilus; promoter like sequences; regulation

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031057625     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-009     Document Type: Article

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