Cloning and Characterization of the Gene Cluster Involved in the Production of the Circular Bacteriocin Carnocyclin A

Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 218-225

  van Belkum, Marco J ^a   Martin Visscher, Leah A ^a   Vederas, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carnocyclin A; Circular bacteriocin; DUF95 family; Fosmid library; Immunity gene

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIOCIN; CARNOCYCLIN A; DOMAIN OF UNKNOWN FUNCTION 95 PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARNOBACTERIUM MALTAROMATICUM; CCLA GENE; CCLBITCD GENE; CCLBITCDA GENE; CCLEFGH GENE; CCLFGH GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CARNOBACTERIUM MALTAROMATICUM;

EID: 78449265553     PISSN: 18671306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12602-010-9056-1     Document Type: Article

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