Transformation of, and heterologous protein expression in, Lactobacillus agilis and Lactobacillus vaginalis isolates from the chicken gastrointestinal tract

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 220-228

  Stephenson, David ^a   Moore, Robert J ^b   Allison, Gwen E ^a,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Canberra Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELIVERY VECTOR; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HETEROLOGOUS PROTEINS; HOMOLOGOUS PROMOTERS; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; LACTOBACILLUS STRAINS; PLASMID DNA; PLASMID VECTORS; POTENTIAL UTILITY; REPORTER GENE; REPORTER-GENE EXPRESSION; THERAPEUTIC PEPTIDES; THERAPEUTIC PROTEIN; TRANSFORMANTS; TRANSFORMATION PROTOCOLS;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIAL DNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; DIET; FLUORESCENCE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GASTROENTERITIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PLASMID; POULTRY; PROTEIN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRANSFORMATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTROPORATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPORATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION; LACTOBACILLUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

GALLUS GALLUS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS AGILIS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; LACTOBACILLUS VAGINALIS;

EID: 79251605548     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02006-10     Document Type: Article

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