Simple method to identify bacteriocin induction peptides and to auto-induce bacteriocin production at low cell density

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-185

  Franz, Charles M A P ^a   Stiles, Michael E ^a   Van Belkum, Marco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auto induction; Bacteriocin; Induction peptide; Lactic acid bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIOCIN; CARNOBACTERIOCIN A; DIVERGICIN A; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARNOBACTERIUM MALTAROMATICUM; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SUPERNATANT; TECHNIQUE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; LACTOBACILLACEAE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

CARNOBACTERIUM DIVERGENS; CARNOBACTERIUM MALTAROMATICUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; IPS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; PISCICOLA;

EID: 0034607618     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(00)00139-7     Document Type: Article

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