Involvement of the LlaKR2I methylase in expression of the AbiR bacteriophage defense system in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis KR2

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1920-1928

  Yang, Julie M ^a   DeUrraza, Patricio J ^a,b   Matvienko, Nadya ^a,c   O'Sullivan, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO EN CRIOTECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CIDCA   (Argentina)

^c University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE DNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ABI GENE; ABIRA GENE; ABIRB GENE; ABIRC GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOTYPE; CELL CYCLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA REPLICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; HOST RESISTANCE; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LLAKR21 GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON; VIRUS DNA CELL DNA INTERACTION;

BACTERIOPHAGES; DNA RESTRICTION-MODIFICATION ENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; OPERON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. LACTIS BV. DIACETYLACTIS;

EID: 33644777982     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.5.1920-1928.2006     Document Type: Article

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