Isolation of three new surface layer protein genes (slp) from Lactobacillus brevis ATCC 14869 and characterization of the change in their expression under aerated and anaerobic conditions

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 6786-6795

  Jakava Viljanen, Miia ^a,c   Avall Jaaskelainen, Silja ^a   Messner, Paul ^b   Sleytr, Uwe B ^b   Palva, Airi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c Natl Vet and Research Institute   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; SURFACE LAYER PROTEIN B; SURFACE LAYER PROTEIN C; SURFACE LAYER PROTEIN D; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN VARIANT; REPORTER GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILENT GENE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

AEROBIOSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; LACTOBACILLUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0036955885     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.24.6786-6795.2002     Document Type: Article

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