Plasmids from Lactobacillus helveticus: Distribution and diversity among natural isolates

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 254-258

  Ricci, G ^a   Borgo, F ^a   Fortina, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distribution; Diversity; Homology groups; Lactobacillus helveticus; Plasmids

Indexed keywords

DNA;

DISTRIBUTION; DIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; FREE STRAINS; HOMOLOGY GROUP; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; PLASMID; PLASMID PROFILE; PRIMARY STRUCTURES; RESTRICTION DIGESTION;

GENES;

PLASMID DNA;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DNA; ECOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

PLASMID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEESE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS;

EID: 33645226792     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2005.01847.x     Document Type: Article

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