Location Effects of a Reporter Gene on Expression Levels and on Native Protein Synthesis in Lactococcus lactis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 3434-3439

  Thompson, Arthur ^a   Gasson, Michael J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LACTOSE OPERON; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; LAC OPERON; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0035430273     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.8.3434-3439.2001     Document Type: Article

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