Analysis of the role of 7 kDa cold-shock proteins of Lactococcus lactis MG1363 in cryoprotection

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3185-3194

  Wouters, Jeroen A ^a,b   Jeynov, Boyan ^a   Rombouts, Frank M ^a   De Vos, Willem M ^b   Kuipers, Oscar P ^b,c   Abee, Tjakko ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cold shock proteins; Cryoprotection; Lactococcus lactis; Low temperature adaptation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COLD SHOCK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CRYOPROTECTION; FREEZING; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 0032696567     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-145-11-3185     Document Type: Article

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