Comparison of Streptococcus thermophilus strains by pulse field gel electrophoresis of genomic DNA

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 213-219

  O'Sullivan, Tadhg F ^a   Fitzgerald, Gerald F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Genome; Pulse field gel electrophoresis; Streptococcus thermophilus

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; YOGHURT;

ARTICLE; CHEESE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

DAIRY PRODUCTS; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOME, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS;

STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0031731492     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(98)00445-5     Document Type: Article

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