High-level coproduction of the bacteriocins nisin A and lactococcin A by Lactococcus lactis

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 216-221

  Fernández, Antonio ^a   Horn, Nikki ^b   Gasson, Michael J ^b   Dodd, Helen M ^b   Rodríguez, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Lactococcin A; Lactococcus lactis; Nisin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; LACTOCOCCIN A; NISIN; NISIN A;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION;

BACTERIOCINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NISIN; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 18744418168     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029904000123     Document Type: Article

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