Enhancement of nisin production in milk by conjugal transfer of the protease-lactose plasmid pLP712 to the wild strain Lactococcus lactis UQ2

International Journal of Dairy Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 523-529

  García Parra, María D ^a   Campelo, Ana B ^b   García AlmendÁRez, Blanca E ^a   Regalado, Carlos ^a   RodríGuez, Ana ^b   MartíNez, Beatriz ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conjugation; Dairy starter; Lactococcus lactis; Nisin; PLP712

Indexed keywords

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 77958600204     PISSN: 1364727X     EISSN: 14710307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0307.2010.00618.x     Document Type: Article

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