Mutational analysis of the Lactococcus lactis NIZO B40 exopolysaccharide (EPS) gene cluster: EPS biosynthesis correlates with unphosphorylated EpsB

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2645-2656

  Nierop Groot, M N ^a,b   Kleerebezem, M ^a  

^a NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exopolysaccharide production; Gene cluster; Lactococcus lactis; Molecular regulation; Phosphoregulation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHAIN LENGTH; GENES; LACTIC ACID; METABOLITES;

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE PRODUCTION; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; GENE CLUSTERS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR REGULATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PARALOGS; PHOSPHOREGULATION; POLYMER CHAIN LENGTH; PRODUCTION CHAIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUTATION; PHOSPHATE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 36549058296     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03516.x     Document Type: Article

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