Derivation of efficient nisin producers by fusing protoplasts of two allied strains of lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis with low nisin-synthesizing abilities

Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 38-44

  Stoyanova, L G ^a   Egorov, N S ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Antibiotic activity; Bacteriocin; Electron microscopic study; Lactococci; Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis; Nisin; Novel strains; Protoplast fusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644447591     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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