Heterologous production of bacteriocins by lactic acid bacteria

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 101-116

  Rodriguez J M ^a   Martinez M I ^a   Horn, N ^b   Dodd, H M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteriocins; Foods; Gene expression; Heterologous production; Lactic acid bacteria; Secretion mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ACIDOCIN A; ACIDOCIN B; BACTERIOCIN; BRONCHOCIN C; CARNOBACTERIOCIN B2; COLICIN V; DIVERGICIN A; ENTEROCIN A; HELVETICIN J; LACTACIN F; LACTICIN 3147; LACTOCIN S; LACTOCOCCIN A; LEUCOCIN A; MESENTERICIN Y105; PEDIOCIN PA 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

BACTERIOCINS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0037464601     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00153-8     Document Type: Review

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