Genetics of galactose utilisation via the Leloir pathway in lactic acid bacteria

Lait

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-84

  Grossiord, Benoît ^a   Vaughan, Elaine E ^b   Luesink, Evert ^a   De Vos, Willem M ^a  

^a Microbial Ingredients Section NIZO   (Netherlands)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Galactose; Genetics; Lactic acid bacteria; Leloir pathway; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALE; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0032365969     PISSN: 00237302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/lait:1998110     Document Type: Article

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