Characterization and heterologous expression of the genes encoding enterocin A production, immunity, and regulation in Enterococcus faecium DPC1146

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1506-1515

  O'Keeffe, Triona ^a   Hill, Colin ^a   Ross, R Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b Dairy Quality Department   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; DNA; ENTEROCIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNITY; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AGRA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032963888     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.4.1506-1515.1999     Document Type: Article

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