Increase of stress resistance in Lactococcus lactis via a novel food-grade vector expressing a shsp gene from Streptococcus thermophilus

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1157-1164

  Tian, Hongtao ^a,b   Tan, Jianxin ^a   Zhang, Lifang ^a   Gu, Xinxi ^a   Xu, Wentao ^b   Guo, Xinghua ^c   Luo, Yunbo ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Food grade vector; Lactococcus lactis; Shsp gene; Streptococcus thermophilus; Stress resistance

Indexed keywords

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 84870706094     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822012000300043     Document Type: Article

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