Sequence heterogeneity in the lacSZ operon of Streptococcus thermophilus and its use in PCR systems for strain differentiation

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-172

  Ercolini, Danilo ^a   Fusco, Vincenzina ^a   Blaiotta, Giuseppe ^a   Coppola, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; lacSZ operon; PCR DGGE; Strain typing; Streptococcus thermophilus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; LACTOSE PERMEASE; PROTEIN LACS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 14644417859     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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