Enhanced secretion of heterologous cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase by a mutant of Bacillus licheniformis defective in the D-alanylation of teichoic acids

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-80

  Craynest, M ^a,c   Jorgensen S ^b   Sarvas, M ^a   Kontinen, V P ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NOVOZYMES A S   (Denmark)

^c Spectrum Medical Sciences Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Cell wall; Cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase; DltA; Heterologous protein secretion; Teichoic acid

Indexed keywords

CLONING; CYCLODEXTRINS; GENES; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEINS;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; CELL WALLS; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYL TRANSFERASE; CYCLODEXTRIN GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; DLTUM; GENE CASSETTES; HETEROLOGOUS PROTEIN SECRETION; HETEROLOGOUS PROTEINS; INDUSTRIAL STRAIN; TEICHOIC ACID;

MICROORGANISMS;

CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CYCLOMALTODEXTRIN GLUCANOTRANSFERASE; DEXTRO ALANINE; POLYLYSINE; TEICHOIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE CASSETTE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIS CATUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038817866     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01357.x     Document Type: Article

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