Exopolysaccharide biosynthesis in Lactococcus lactis NIZO B40: Functional analysis of the glycosyltransferase genes involved in synthesis of the polysaccharide backbone

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 338-340

  Van Kranenburg, Richard ^a   Van Swam, Iris I ^a   Marugg, Joey D ^a,b   Kleerebezem, Michiel ^a   De Vos, Willem M ^a  

^a NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032943517     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.1.338-340.1999     Document Type: Article

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