The influence of gene transfer on the lactic acid bacteria evolution

Mljekarstvo

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 181-192

  Bačun Družina, Višnja ^a   Mrvčić, Jasna ^a   Butorac, Ana S ^a   Stehlik Tomas, Vesna ^a   Gjuračić, Krešimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Evolution; Horizontal gene transfer; Mobile genetic elements; The lactic acid bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLALES; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 70450192971     PISSN: 0026704X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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