Transcriptome analysis reveals mechanisms by which Lactococcus lactis acquires nisin resistance

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1753-1761

  Kramer, Naomi E ^a,b   Van Hijum, Sacha A F T ^a   Knol, Jan ^a   Kok, Jan ^a   Kuipers, Oscar P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; NISIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; KNOCKOUT GENE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHOSPHOLIPID METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33646449918     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.50.5.1753-1761.2006     Document Type: Article

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