Isolation and characterization of a mutant strain of Streptococcus uberis, which fails to utilize a plasmin derived β-casein peptide for the acquisition of methionine

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 631-639

  Smith, A J ^a   Kitt, A J ^a   Ward, P N ^a   Leigh, J A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CASEIN; GENES; LOSSES; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; PEPTIDES;

AMINO-ACIDS; CASEIN DERIVED PEPTIDES; CASEIN PEPTIDES; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS; INSERTIONAL MUTAGENESIS; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; METHIONINE; MUTANT STRAIN; OLIGOPEPTIDES; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

AMINO ACIDS;

BETA CASEIN; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; METHIONINE; PERMEASE; PLASMIN;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MILK; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

EID: 0036379565     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01723.x     Document Type: Article

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