Employing lytic phage-mediated horizontal gene transfer in Lactococcus lactis.

Lactococcus lactis is a lactic acid bacterium widely used as a starter culture in the manufacture of dairy products, especially a wide variety of cheeses. Improved industrial strains would help to manufacture better food products that can meet the industry's and consumer's demands with res...

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Main Authors: Barbara Marcelli, Harma Karsens, Mark Nijland, Ruben Oudshoorn, Oscar P Kuipers, Jan Kok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238988