Characterization of Lactobacillus helveticus strains isolated from cheeses by distribution studies of insertion sequences

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 112-119

  Ricci, Giovanni ^a   Fortina, M Grazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distribution; Lactobacillus helveticus; Mobile genetic elements; Typing

Indexed keywords

TRANSPOSASE;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEESE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA ISOLATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; EVALUATION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE LOCATION; GENOMICS; HISTORY; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROTEIN FAMILY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CHEESE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OPEN READING FRAMES;

LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS;

EID: 33750018346     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.05.018     Document Type: Article

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