Genes and gene expression in Lactococcus bacteriophages

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 8-9, 1997, Pages 489-508

  Djordjevic, G M ^a,b   Klaenhammer, T R ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIOPHAGE; CHEESE; FERMENTATION; FERMENTED PRODUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAT RESISTANCE; STARTER CULTURE;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 0031428908     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-6946(97)00060-5     Document Type: Review

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