Two tandem promoters to increase gene expression in Lactococcus lactis

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 1669-1672

  Wei, Wenzhong ^a   Xiang, Hua ^a   Tan, Huarong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Lactococcus lactis; Promoter; Staphylokinase

Indexed keywords

LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 0036803694     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020653417455     Document Type: Article

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