Detection and characterization of bacteriocin-producing Lactococcus lactis strains

Revista de Microbiologia

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 130-136

  Moreno, Izildinha ^a   Lerayer, Aida L S ^a   De Freitas Leitão, Mauro F ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacteriocins; Fermentation; L. lactis; Plasmids

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NISIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DIFFUSION; FERMENTATION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLASMID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. CREMORIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032720116     PISSN: 00013714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37141999000200008     Document Type: Article

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