Gene expression systems for lactic acid bacteria

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 289-295

  De Vos, Willem M ^a,b,c  

^a TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^b NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERMENTATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOCOCCUS; LEUCONOSTOC; PEDIOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033152420     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(99)80050-2     Document Type: Article

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