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Plasmids from food lactic acid bacteria: Diversity, similarity, and new developments

  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences

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Abstract

Plasmids are widely distributed in different sources of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as self-replicating extrachromosomal genetic materials, and have received considerable attention due to their close relationship with many important functions as well as some industrially relevant characteristics of the LAB species. They are interesting with regard to the development of food-grade cloning vectors. This review summarizes new developments in the area of lactic acid bacteria plasmids and aims to provide up to date information that can be used in related future research.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13172-13202
Number of pages31
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume16
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jun 2015

Keywords

  • Diversity
  • Fermentation
  • Lactic acid bacteria
  • Plasmid
  • Probiotics

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