The Lactococcus lactis plasmidome: Much learnt, yet still lots to discover

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1066-1088

  Ainsworth, Stuart ^a   Stockdale, Stephen ^a   Bottacini, Francesca ^b   Mahony, Jennifer ^a   van Sinderen, Douwe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abortive infection; Bacteriophage; Conjugation; Dairy fermentation; Plasmid; Transduction

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABORTIVE INFECTION SYSTEM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CRISPR CAS SYSTEM; FOOD SAFETY; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; STARTER CULTURE; STRESS; DNA REPLICATION; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

BACTERIOPHAGES; DNA REPLICATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; PLASMIDS;

EID: 84925228224     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6976.12074     Document Type: Article

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