Short communication: Immunity gene pedB enhances production of pediocin PA-1 in naturally resistant Lactococcus lactis strains

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2591-2594

  Arques J L ^a   Rodriguez J M ^b   Gasson, M J ^a   Horn, N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Heterologous production; Immunity; Lactococcus lactis

Indexed keywords

LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; PEDIOCOCCUS ACIDILACTICI;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIOCIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; LACTOCOCCIN A; NISIN; PEDIOCIN PA 1; PEDIOCIN PA-1;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DAIRY PRODUCT; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SAFETY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOCINS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DAIRY PRODUCTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NISIN; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 47149117078     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0759     Document Type: Article

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