Transformation of Leuconostoc carnosum 4010 and evidence for natural competence of the organism

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 3695-3699

  Helmark, Søren ^a   Hansen, Mette E ^a   Jelle, Birthe ^b   Sørensen, Kim I ^b   Jensen, Peter R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b CHR HANSEN A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DNA; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; GROWTH KINETICS;

INCUBATION TIME; PLASMID TRANSFORMATION;

MICROORGANISMS;

GLYCINE; PLASMID DNA;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CELL GROWTH; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA ISOLATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC CARNOSUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID;

CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTROPORATION; GLYCINE; LEUCONOSTOC; PLASMIDS; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC CARNOSUM; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 2942625486     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.6.3695-3699.2004     Document Type: Article

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