Differentiation of dextran-producing Leuconostoc strains by a modified randomly amplified polymorphic DNA protocol

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 3096-3098

  Holt, Scott M ^a   Cote, Gregory L ^b  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; DNA FRAGMENT; LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; LEUCONOSTOC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMERIZATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYNTHESIS;

LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031879715     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.8.3096-3098.1998     Document Type: Article

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