Genomics of Lactic Acid Bacteria: The Post-Genomics Challenge-From Sequence to Function

Biotechnology of Lactic Acid Bacteria: Novel Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 35-56

  Azcarate Peril, M Andrea ^a,b   Klaenhammer, Todd R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional Genomics Studies to Unveil Novel LAB Utilities; Genomic Records of LAB Adaptation to the Environment; Genomics of Lactic Acid Bacteria: The Post genomics Challenge From Sequence to Function The Genomics Revolution; RNA hybridization, ribotyping, DGGE, RAPD PCR; The chromosome of Strep. thermophilus LMG; The Impact of Genome Sequencing on the Taxonomy of LAB

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886520049     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780813820866.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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