Construction of an expression vector for Lactococcus lactis based on an indigenous cryptic plasmid

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 5621-5626

  Yeng, Hooi Wei ^a   Nor Shamsudin, Mariana ^a   Abdul Rahim, Raha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Expression; Plasmid vector; Transformation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VECTOR; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CRYPTIC PLASMID; ERYTHROMYCIN RESISTANCE GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATOR GENE;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 71649111818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb09.643     Document Type: Article

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