Expression of Clostridium thermocellum endoglucanase gene in Lactobacillus gasseri and Lactobacillus johnsonii and characterization of the genetically modified probiotic Lactobacilli

Current Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 257-263

  Cho, Jaie Soon ^a   Choi, Yun Jaie ^a   Chung, Dae Kyun ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCAN SYNTHASE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; DNA MODIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; LACTOBACILLUS JOHNSONII; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 0034069353     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849910051     Document Type: Article

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