Development of an inducible gene expression system for Lactobacillus sakei

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-120

  Axelsson, L ^a   Lindstad, G ^a   Naterstad, K ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Controlled expression; Lactobacillus; Vector

Indexed keywords

CLONING; GENE EXPRESSION;

BACTERIOCINS; CONTROLED EXPRESSION; GLUCURONIDASE; INDUCIBLE GENE-EXPRESSION SYSTEMS; L. PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS SAKEI; REGULATORY SYSTEMS; SHUTTLE VECTOR; TRANSDUCING;

LACTIC ACID;

BACTERIOCIN; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; SAKACIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GUSA GENE; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS SAKEI; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHUTTLE VECTOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS SAKEI; POSIBACTERIA; UNIDENTIFIED SHUTTLE VECTOR;

EID: 0042769345     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01360.x     Document Type: Article

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