Effects of diverse environmental conditions on φLC3 prophage stability in Lactococcus lactis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 721-727

  Lunde, Merete ^a   Aastveit, Are Halvor ^a   Blatny, Janet Martha ^a,b   Nes, Ingolf F ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOMES; DAIRIES; DNA; FERMENTATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NUTRITION; OSMOSIS; STABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BACTERIOPHAGE ATTACKS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LYSOGENIC CELLS; PROPHAGE STABILITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BACTERIUM;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DNA CONTENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS CREMORIS; LYSOGENIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OSMOLALITY; PROPHAGE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

ATTACHMENT SITES, MICROBIOLOGICAL; BACTERIOLYSIS; CULTURE MEDIA; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LYSOGENY; PROPHAGES; SIPHOVIRIDAE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE; VIRUS INTEGRATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. CREMORIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 13544258709     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.2.721-727.2005     Document Type: Article

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