Stable expression of the Lactobacillus casei bacteriophage A2 repressor blocks phage propagation during milk fermentation

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 812-816

  Alvarez, M A ^a,b   Rodriguez A ^b   Suárez, Juan E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERMENTATION; FERMENTED MILK; GENES;

A-STABLE; CELL WALLS; CLONING AND EXPRESSION; ENGINEERED STRAINS; FOOD FERMENTATION; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; SELECTIVE PRESSURE; STABLE EXPRESSION;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DNA DETERMINATION; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC STABILITY; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MILK; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; REPRESSOR GENE;

LACTOBACILLUS CASEI;

EID: 0032935873     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00728.x     Document Type: Article

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