Potential of the enterocin regulatory system to control expression of heterologous genes in Enterococcus

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 390-397

  Hickey, R M ^a,b   Twomey, D P ^a,b   Ross, R Paul ^a   Hill, C ^b  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Enterocin A; Enterococcus; Induction factor; Regulated expression; Reporter genes

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ENZYMES;

BACTERIOCINS; ENTEROCIN; ENTEROCIN A; ENTEROCOCCUS; GLUCURONIDASE; HETEROLOGOUS GENES; INDUCTION FACTORS; REGULATED EXPRESSION; REGULATORY SYSTEMS; REPORTER GENE;

TRANSCRIPTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOCIN; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; ENTEROCIN A; PROTEIN ENTF; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPORTER GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0042661221     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01991.x     Document Type: Article

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