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Plasmids from Lactobacillus helveticus: distribution and diversity among natural isolates.
Letters in applied microbiology - 1 Mar 2006
Ricci G, Borgo F, Fortina M G
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AIMS: To investigate the distribution and the level of diversity of extrachromosomal molecules in Lactobacillus helveticus strains in relation to their different ecological niches. METHODS AND RESULTS: The plasmid profile of 22 Lact. helveticus strains, isolated from five different Italian cheeses, was determined. Among the tested strains, there was a variable presence of plasmids: eight plasmid-free strains and...
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