Genetic Evidence for a Defective Xylan Degradation Pathway in Lactococcus lactis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1445-1452

  Erlandson, Karn A ^a,b   Delamarre, Soazig C ^a   Batt, Carl A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSE 1 EPIMERASE; ALDOSE 1-EPIMERASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EPIMERASE; GLYCOSIDE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; XYLAN; XYLAN 1,4 BETA XYLOSIDASE; XYLM PROTEIN, LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; XYLOSIDES; XYLULOKINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBOHYDRATE EPIMERASES; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLYCOSIDES; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR); SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; XYLANS; XYLOSIDASES;

EID: 0035320842     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.4.1445-1452.2001     Document Type: Article

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