The constant gene orf14.9, which belongs to the variable eps (exopolysaccharide) cluster, is involved in the cell growth of Streptococcus thermophilus

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 908-912

  Tyvaert, Guillaume ^a   Morel, Catherine ^a   Joly, Jean Pierre ^b   Decaris, Bernard ^a   Charron Bourgoin, Florence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b NANCY UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Cell growth; eps cluster; Exopolysaccharide biosynthesis; orf14.9; Sequence analysis; Streptococcus thermophilus

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; GROWTH KINETICS; MUTAGENESIS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; CELL GROWTH; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE (EPS) BIOSYNTHESIS; OPEN READING FRAME (ORF); ORF14.9; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

GENES;

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; GENE; GROWTH; POLYMORPHISM; POLYSACCHARIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; ORF14.9 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELL DIVISION; GENE ORDER; GENES, BACTERIAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 33846151741     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W06-047     Document Type: Article

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