Targeted deletion of genes encoding extracellular enzymes in Bacillus licheniformis and the impact on the secretion capability

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 124-132

  Waldeck, Jens ^a   Meyer Rammes, Heike ^a   Wieland, Susanne ^b   Feesche, Jörg ^b   Maurer, Karl Heinz ^b   Meinhardt, Friedhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b HENKEL KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amylase; Bacillus licheniformis; Cellulase; Chitinase; Extracellular enzymes; Relief of bottlenecks; Targeted deletion

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE ENCODING; MUTAGENS; PROTEINS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AMYLASE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; CELLULASE; CHITINASE; TARGETED DELETION;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

AMYLASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC CODE; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SECRETION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

AMYLASES; BACILLUS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENE DELETION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VECTORS; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS;

EID: 34249298678     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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