Chromosomal diversity in Lactococcus lactis and the origin of dairy starter cultures

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 729-744

  Kelly, William J ^a   Ward, Lawrence J H ^b,c   Leahy, Sinead C ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b FONTERRA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chromosome size; Dairy starter cultures; L. lactis subsp. cremoris; L. lactis subsp. lactis; L. lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis; PFGE

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; DAIRY PRODUCT; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 77958505533     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evq056     Document Type: Article

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