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Characterization of the histidine decarboxylase gene of Staphylococcus epidermidis TYH1 coded on the staphylococcal cassette chromosome.
Gene - 15 May 2011
Yokoi Ken-ji, Harada Yasuyuki, Shozen Kei-Ichi, Satomi Masataka, Taketo Akira, Kodaira Ken-Ichi
Abstract excerpt
Histamine production from histidine in fermented food results in food spoilage, and is harmful to consumers. From fish-miso, we have isolated a new bacterial strain Staphylococcus epidermidis TYH1, which produced histamine under acidic condition in the medium supplemented with glucose. Using oligonucleotides deduced from the histidine decarboxylase gene (hdcA) of Lactobacillus hilgardii, about 14-kbp DNA region...
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