Construction and characterization of three lactate dehydrogenase-negative Enterococcus faecalis V583 mutants

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 4901-4903

  Jönsson, Maria ^a   Saleihan, Zhian ^a   Nes, Ingolf F ^a   Holo, Helge ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETOIN; AEROBIC CONDITION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; KNOCKOUT MUTANT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METABOLIC SHIFT;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

ETHANOL;

ACETOIN; ALCOHOL; FORMIC ACID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ALCOHOL; BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTER; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; MUTATION; OXIC CONDITIONS;

AEROBIC FERMENTATION; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FERMENTATION; GENE DELETION; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; KNOCKOUT GENE;

ACETOIN; AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ETHANOL; FORMATES; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTATES; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 67650479690     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00344-09     Document Type: Article

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