Organization of the gene cluster for biosynthesis of penicillin in Penicillium nalgiovense and antibiotic production in cured dry sausages

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1236-1240

  Laich, Federico ^a   Fierro, Francisco ^a,b   Cardoza, Rosa Elena ^a   Martin, Juan F ^a,b  

^a Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC Parque Científico de León   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLINASE;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG INACTIVATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCATION; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PENICILLIUM NALGIOVENSE; PH; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

PENICILLIUM NALGIOVENSE;

EID: 0033059655     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.3.1236-1240.1999     Document Type: Article

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