Characterization of a prophage-free derivative strain of Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis IL1403 reveals the importance of prophages for phenotypic plasticity of the host

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue AUG, 2018, Pages

  Aucouturier, Anne ^a   Chain, Florian ^a   Langella, Philippe ^a   Bidnenko, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Lactococcus lactis IL1403; Physiology of Lactococcus lactis; Prophage impact; Prophage cured strain; Prophages

Indexed keywords

HEME; LYSOZYME; NISIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL SUSPENSION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GROWTH RATE; HOST RESISTANCE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. LACTIS; LYSOGENIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; PLASMID; PLATE TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROPHAGE; PROPHAGE GENE; TOXICITY ASSAY;

EID: 85052626878     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02032     Document Type: Article

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