Cloning Vectors Based on Cryptic Plasmids Isolated from Lactic Acid Bacteria: Their Characteristics and Potential Applications in Biotechnology

From: Critical Reviews in Biotechnology | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Choi, Young; Lee, Byong; Miguez, Carlos B; Shareck, Julie | Copyright information

ABSTRACT: Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are Gram positive bacteria, widely distributed in nature, and industrially important as they are used in a variety of industrial food fermentations. The use of genetic engineering techniques is an effective means of enhancing the industrial applicability of LAB. However, when using genetic engineering technology, safety becomes an essential factor for the application of improved LAB to the food industry. Cloning and expression systems should be derived pre...

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