Identification and characterization of lactococcal-prophage-carried superinfection exclusion genes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 6206-6215

  Mahony, Jennifer ^a   McGrath, Stephen ^a   Fitzgerald, Gerald F ^a,b   Van Sinderen, Douwe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DNA; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS;

COMMON MODES; DNA REPLICATIONS; GENES ENCODING; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. CREMORIS; PROPHAGE; PROPHAGES; SUPERINFECTION;

GENES;

BACTERIOPHAGE DNA;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIUM; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PLASMID; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DNA REPLICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOME; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS CREMORIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROPHAGE; SIE GENE;

BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGES; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA, VIRAL; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; PLAQUE ASSAY; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRUS ATTACHMENT; VIRUS REPLICATION;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. CREMORIS;

EID: 54949083051     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01053-08     Document Type: Article

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