Lacticin 3147, a broad-spectrum bacteriocin which selectively dissipates the membrane potential

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 439-445

  McAuliffe, Olivia ^a,b   Ryan, Maire P ^c   Ross, R Paul ^c   Hill, Colin ^b   Breeuwer, Pieter ^a   Abee, Tjakko ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; LACTICIN 3147; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL DEATH; FOOD PRESERVATION; HYDROLYSIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. LACTIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031890703     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.2.439-445.1998     Document Type: Article

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