Pheromone-induced expression of recombinant proteins in Streptococcus thermophilus

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 465-473

  Blomqvist, Trinelise ^a   Steinmoen, Hilde ^a   Håvarstein, Leiv Sigve ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Inducible expression of proteins; Peptide pheromone; Streptococcus thermophilus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; PEPTIDE; PHEROMONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUORUM SENSING; REPORTER GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIOCINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHEROMONES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); QUORUM SENSING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS LMG 18311;

EID: 33751428941     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-006-0162-0     Document Type: Article

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