Quorum sensing-controlled gene expression in lactic acid bacteria

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-21

  Kuipers, Oscar P ^a   De Ruyter, Pascalle G G A ^a   Kleerebezem, Michiel ^a   De Vos, Willem M ^a  

^a NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lactic acid bacteria; NICE; Quorum sensing; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; ENZYME SENSORS; GENE TRANSFER;

LACTIC ACID BACTERIA; NISIN CONTROLLED EXPRESSION (NICE) SYSTEMS; PEPTIDES; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BACTERIOCIN; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; HAPTOCORRIN; NISIN;

CYTOLYSIS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

LACTOCOCCI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 0345471372     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(98)00100-X     Document Type: Review

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