Lytr, a phage-derived amidase is most effective in induced lysis of Lactococcus lactis compared with other lactococcal amidases and glucosaminidases

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 926-936

  Steen, Anton ^a   van Schalkwijk, Saskia ^b   Buist, Girbe ^a,c   Twigt, Marja ^b   Szeliga, Monika ^a   Meijer, Wilco ^b   Kuipers, Oscar P ^a   Kok, Jan ^a   Hugenholtz, Jeroen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autolysin; Foodgrade lysis; Lactococcus lactis; Phage lysin

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; DAIRY PRODUCTS; GENES; PEPTIDES;

AUTOLYSIN; FOODGRADE LYSIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; PHAGE LYSIN;

ENZYME KINETICS;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 34047249924     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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