Advances in the genetics of thermophilic lactic acid bacteria

Molecular genetics of thermophilic lactic acid bacteria has advanced in several directions: exploitation of the milk proteins and sugars; primary and secondary metabolism; stress response; and molecular ecology of bacteria and their phages. These have singularly contributed to open new avenues of sc...

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Published in:Current Opinion in Biotechnology 2000-10, Vol.11 (5), p.497-504
Main Authors: Delcour, Jean, Ferain, Thierry, Hols, Pascal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dairy Products - microbiology
Hot Temperature
Lactic Acid - biosynthesis
Lactobacillus - genetics
polysaccharides
Streptococcus - genetics
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Summary:Molecular genetics of thermophilic lactic acid bacteria has advanced in several directions: exploitation of the milk proteins and sugars; primary and secondary metabolism; stress response; and molecular ecology of bacteria and their phages. These have singularly contributed to open new avenues of scientific interest in the field: comparative phage genomics; horizontal gene transfer events in bacterial or phage populations; and genetics of external polysaccharide production.
ISSN:0958-1669
1879-0429
DOI:10.1016/S0958-1669(00)00134-8