Autolysis of Lactococcus lactis is influenced by proteolysis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 5947-5953

  Buist, Girbe ^a   Venema, Gerard ^a   Kok, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CASEIN; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE DELETION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031766710     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.22.5947-5953.1998     Document Type: Article

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