Lactococcus lactis M4, a potential host for the expression of heterologous proteins

• Main Authors: Noreen, N., Wei, Yeng Hooi, Baradaran, A., Rosfarizan, M., Chin, Chin Sieo, Rosli, Md. Illias, Yusoff, K., Raha, A. R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2011
• Subjects: SF Animal culture
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29219/1/MdIlliasRosli2011_LactococcusLactisM4aPotentialHostfortheExpression.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29219/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2859-10-28
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Background: Many plasmid-harbouring strains of Lactococcus lactis have been isolated from milk and other sources. Plasmids of Lactococcus have been shown to harbour antibiotic resistance genes and those that express some important proteins. The generally regarded as safe (GRAS) status of L. lactis a...