Genetics of L-sorbose transport and metabolism in Lactobacillus casei

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 155-163

  Yebra, María J ^a   Veyrat, Ana ^a,b   Santos, Mario A ^a,c   Pérez Martínez, Gaspar ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Depto Biol Veg Da Faculdade C   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; SORBOSE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSPORT; GLYCOLYSIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033986867     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.1.155-163.2000     Document Type: Article

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