Lactic acid bacteria as prime candidates for codon optimization

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 312, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 285-291

  Fuglsang, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Codon adaptation index; Codon usage; Heterologous expression; Lactobacillus plantarum; Lactococcus lactis; Software

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 0345276496     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.10.120     Document Type: Article

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