The expression signals of the Lactobacillus brevis slpA gene direct efficient heterologous protein production in lactic acid bacteria

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-78

  Kahala, M ^a   Palva, A ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; LACTIC ACID; LUCIFERASE;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CASSETTE; GENE EXPRESSION; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

AMINOPEPTIDASES; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GLUCURONIDASE; LACTOBACILLUS; LUCIFERASES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032925485     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051365     Document Type: Article

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