Luciferase detection during stationary phase in Lactococcus lactis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 4704-4706

  Bachmann, Herwig ^a   Santos, Filipe ^a,b   Kleerebezem, Michiel ^a,b   Van Hylckama Vlieg, Johan E T ^a,b,c  

^a KLUYVER CENTRE FOR GENOMICS OF INDUSTRIAL FERMENTATION   (Netherlands)

^b TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^c NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; CELLS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDES;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LUCIFERASE DETECTION; METABOLIC STATES; METABOLICALLY ACTIVE BACTERIA;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; RIBOFLAVIN;

BACTERIUM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; DETECTION METHOD; ENZYME; METABOLISM; SIGNALING;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL ASSAY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; HOST CELL; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LUCIFERASES; RIBOFLAVIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 34547147870     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02807-06     Document Type: Article

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