Expression of Ropy and Mucoid Phenotypes in Lactococcus lactis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1528-1536

  Dierksen, Karen P ^a   Sandine, William E ^a   Trempy, Janine E ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lactococcus lactis; Lon protease; Mucoid phenotype; Ropy phenotype

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOCOCCI; LACTOCOCCI LACTIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE DEPENDENT PROTEINASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOPEPTIDASE LA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; LON PROTEIN, E COLI; POLYSACCHARIDE; RCSA PROTEIN, E COLI; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ATP-DEPENDENT PROTEASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEASE LA; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0031202849     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76082-X     Document Type: Article

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