Genetic characterization and heterologous expression of brochocin-C, an antibotulinal, two-peptide bacteriocin produced by Brochothrix campestris ATCC 43754

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 4757-4766

  Mccormick, John K ^a,b   Poon, Alison ^a   Sailer, Miloslav ^a,c   Gao, Yan ^a   Roy, Ken L ^a   Mcmullen, Lynn M ^a   Vederas, John C ^a   Stiles, Michael E ^a   Van Belkum, Marco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Apotex Fermentation Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIOCIN; BROCHOCIN C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BROCHOTHRIX CAMPESTRIS; BROCHOTHRIX THERMOSPHACTA; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BROCHOTHRIX CAMPESTRIS; BROCHOTHRIX THERMOSPHACTA; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031767742     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.12.4757-4766.1998     Document Type: Article

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