Complete genome sequence of Corynebacterium variabile DSM 44702 isolated from the surface of smear-ripened cheeses and insights into cheese ripening and flavor generation

BMC Genomics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Schröder, Jasmin ^a   Maus, Irena ^a   Trost, Eva ^a   Tauch, Andreas ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETOIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BUTANEDIOL; CASEIN; CYTARABINE; GLUCONIC ACID; IRON; LACTIC ACID; METHANETHIOL; PROPIONIC ACID; SIDEROPHORE; SULFUR; TAURINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON SOURCE; CHEESE RIPENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM VARIABILE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FLAVOR; FOOD PROCESSING; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; IRON TRANSPORT; LIPOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIACEAE; CORYNEBACTERIUM VARIABILE;

EID: 80155208159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-545     Document Type: Article

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