Implementation of the agmatine-controlled expression system for inducible gene expression in Lactococcus lactis

摘要

BackgroundLactococcus lactis has been safely consumed in fermented foods for millennia. This Gram-positive bacterium has now become of industrial importance as an expression host for the overproduction of lipopolysaccharide-free recombinant proteins used as food ingredients, therapeutic proteins and biotechnological enzymes.