Insertional mutagenesis to generate lantibiotic resistance in Lactococcus lactis

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Abstract

While the potential emergence of food spoilage and pathogenic bacteria with resistance to lantibiotics is a concern, the creation of derivatives of starter cultures and adjuncts that can grow in the presence of these antimicrobials may have applications in food fermentations. Here a bank of Lactococcus lactis IL1403 mutants was created and screened, and a number of novel genetic loci involved in lantibiotic resistance were identified.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4677-4680
Number of pages4
JournalApplied and Environmental Microbiology
Volume73
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2007

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