The eps locus of Streptococcus thermophilus IP6756 is not involved in exopolysaccharide production

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 467-473

  Tyvaert, Guillaume ^a   Morel, Catherine ^a   Joly, Jean Pierre ^b   Decaris, Bernard ^a   Charron Bourgoin, Florence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b NANCY UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Exopolysaccharide; Functional study; Lactic acid bacteria; Sequence replacement

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ENZYMES; GENES;

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES (EPS); FUNCTIONAL STUDY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA; SEQUENCE REPLACEMENT;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 30744460414     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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