title: An amazing journey.
abstract: This article describes my early life and the chance events leading to my becoming a microbiologist and then my embarking on a career developing the plasmid biology and genetics of lactococci used in milk fermentations.
authors: Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108; email: lmckay@umn.edu.
authors: Larry
authors: L
authors: McKay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002321:Career Choice; D005285:Fermentation; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D017045:Lactococcus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008892:Milk; D014481:United States
keywords: Autobiography; aroma production; conjugation; genetics; lactococci; lactose utilization; milk coagulation; plasmids; transduction