Effect of inactivation of stress response regulators on the growth and survival of Streptococcus thermophilus Sfi39

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-220

  Zotta, Teresa ^a   Asterinou, Kleopatra ^b   Rossano, Rocco ^a   Ricciardi, Annamaria ^a   Varcamonti, Mario ^b   Parente, Eugenio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

CovR; CtsR; HrcA; Streptococcus thermophilus; Stress response regulators

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 59349092993     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.11.024     Document Type: Article

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