HtrA is a key factor in the response to specific stress conditions in Lactococcus lactis

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-59

  Foucaud Scheunemann, Catherine ^a   Poquet, Isabelle ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Growth; HtrA; Lactococcus lactis; mRNA; Protease; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BILE SALT; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; CARBON; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MUTANT PROTEIN; NITROGEN; PROTEIN HTRA; PROTEINASE; PUROMYCIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL PROTECTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEAT; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LIQUID; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; WILD TYPE;

LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 0037970862     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00419-1     Document Type: Article

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