Zirex: A novel zinc-regulated expression system for Lactococcus lactis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 4503-4508

  Mu, Dongdong ^a   Montalbán López, Manuel ^a   Masuda, Yoshimitsu ^a   Kuipers, Oscar P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b KLUYVER CENTRE FOR GENOMICS OF INDUSTRIAL FERMENTATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NISIN-CONTROLLED;

GENE EXPRESSION; ZINC;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NISIN; NISIN A; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; ZINC;

GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PROTEIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; METABOLISM; PROMOTER REGION;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NISIN; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; ZINC;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 84879835274     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00866-13     Document Type: Article

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